My heart has loved You, Lord, and therefore I miss You and seek You tearfully.
You decorated the sky with stars, the air with clouds, the earth with seas, rivers and green gardens where birds sing, but my soul loved You and does not want to look at this world, although it is beautiful.
My soul desires only You, Lord. I cannot forget your quiet and meek gaze, and I tearfully pray to you: Come and dwell, and cleanse me from my sins. You see from the height of Your holy glory how my soul misses You. Do not forsake me, Your servant; Hear me cry out like the Prophet David: “Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy.”