The Lord des­cend­ed from above,
And bowed the hea­vens high;
And un­der­neath His feet He cast
The dark­ness of the sky.
On che­rub and on che­rub­im
Full roy­al­ly He rode;
And on the wings of all the winds
Came fly­ing all abroad;
And on the wings of all the winds
Came fly­ing all abroad.

And from above the Lord sent down
To fetch me from be­low,
And plucked me out of wa­ters great
That would me ov­er­flow.
(And me de­liv­ered from my foes)
That would have made me thrall;
Yea, from such foes as were too strong
For me to deal with­al;
Yea, from such foes as were too strong
For me to deal with­al.

And as I was an in­no­cent,
So did He me re­gard,
And to the clean­ness of my hands
He gave me my re­ward.
For that I walked in His ways,
And in His paths have trod,
And have not wa­vered wick­ed­ly
Against my Lord and God;
And have not wa­vered wick­ed­ly
Against my Lord and God.