Exclamation IX

1. O compassionate and tender Sovereign of my soul. Who dost also say: "If any one thirst, let him come to Me, and I will give him to drink! " ^ How parched with thirst must men be who are inflamed with covetousness for miserable earthly goods! Urgent is their need of this water, lest they be totally consumed.

2. I know, my Lord, that out of Thy bounty Thou indeed, will he who drinks eagerly of this divine draught traverse the dangers of this wretched life.