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Revision as of 15:07, 28 July 2013
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
all I have and call my own.
You have given all to me;
to you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours;
do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
This is the Loyola Press translation. It doesn't quite match the way I say the prayer myself (which is entirely mixed up with two competing musical versions), but the essential ideas are all there.
Revised to suit my taste
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
all I have and call my own.
You have given all to me;
to you, Lord, I return it.
Everything I am and have is yours;
do with me as you will.
Give me only your love and your grace;
that's enough for me.