I am yours; I was born for you.

Sovereign Majesty,
eternal Wisdom,
bounty abundant for my soul;
God of Heights, Being, Goodness,
behold how great wretchedness
today sings love to You:
what do you command that I should do?

I am Yours, because You created me,
Yours, because You redeemed me,
Yours, because You bore me,
Yours, because You called me,
Yours, because You waited for me,
Yours, for I have not been lost:
what do you command that I should do?

So, what do you command, good Lord,
that such a wretched servant should do?
What task have You entrusted
to this slave, this sinner?
Behold, I am here, my sweet Love,
sweet Love, behold, I am here:
what do you command that I should do?

Behold, here is my heart,
I place it in Your palm,
my body, my life and soul,
my innermost being and inclination;
sweet Bridegroom and Redeemer,
since I have offered myself to You as Yours:
what do you command that I should do?

Grant me death, grant me life:
give me health or sickness,
honor or humiliation,
grant me war or abundant peace,
weakness or flawless strength,
to all of this I consent:
what do you command that I should do?

Grant me wealth or poverty,
give me comfort or discomfort,
grant me joy or sorrow,
grant me hell or give me heaven,
sweet life, sun without a veil,
for I have completely surrendered:
what do you command that I should do?

Translated by: P. Vojtěch Kohut, OCD

So, grant me wisdom,
or out of love even ignorance;
grant me years of abundance
or famine and need;
grant me darkness or bright day,
turn me this way or that:
what do you command that I should do?

If you wish me to rejoice,
out of love I wish to rejoice.
If you command me to toil,
I want to die in labors.
Tell me: where, how, and when?
Tell me, sweet Love, tell me:
what do you command that I should do?

Grant me Calvary or Tabor,
wilderness or fertile land;
whether I am Job in pain
or John who lies on the breast;
whether I am a fruitful vineyard
or barren, if it must be:
what do you command that I should do?

Whether I am Joseph, imprisoned in chains,
or far from Egypt,
or David suffering woes
or David exalted;
whether I am Jonah submerged,
or delivered from there:
what do you command that I should do?

May I be silent or speak,
bear fruit or not bear,
whether the Law inflicts a wound,
or I rejoice in the gentleness of the gospel;
whether I suffer or rejoice,
only You live in me;
what do you command that I should do?

I am yours, for you I was born,
what do you command that I should do?