Lancelot's Prayer
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Lord,
Be Thou within me, to strengthen me;
Without me, to keep me;
Above me, to protect me;
Beneath me, to uphold me;
Before me, to direct me;
Behind me, to keep me from straying;
Round about me, to defend me.
Blessed be Thou, O Lord, our Father,
for ever and ever.

A bishop in the Church of England, Andrewes served 
as royal chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I and later 
to Kings James I and Charles I. He was fluent in 15 
languages, and when the Hampton Court Conference 
convened in 1604, he was chosen as one of the 
translators of the proposed new English Bible. When 
the King James Version was published in 1611, his 
contribution could be seen in the Pentateuch and 
the historical books.

- Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 1626)