「我尋求祢，源頭，當死亡的索套逼近我，而我無處可逃。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我懷著沉重的心，看著我所愛之人離去。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我看到世間我愛的事物變了，或有其限制。
我尋求祢，源頭，當那我稱為『我的』的一切，從我手中被奪走。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我的好夥伴在我憂傷時，離棄了我。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我的雙手盛滿了世間的紛爭。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我內在較高的我讓我飛揚，但較低的我又將我壓垮。
我尋求祢，源頭，當我試著做對，但它卻成了個錯誤。
我尋求祢，源頭，當生命中的一切對我失去價值，而我渴望那能超越這些的事物。」
原文：
“I look to Thee, O Lord, when the noose of death seems unavoidable and nigh.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when with heavy heart I see my beloved ones depart.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when change and limit in the worldly love I see.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when all that I call mine is snatched away from my hand.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when my boon companions turn their back in my sorrow.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when my hands are full with worldly strife.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when the higher self raises me up and the lower self weighs me down.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when I try to do right and it turns to wrong.
I look to Thee, O Lord, when all in life seems as naught to me and I feel a yearning for something beyond.” (849)