I Am Certain In My Heart That

He [god] Watched Over Me Before I Knew Him, And Before I Learned Sense Or Even Distinguished Between Good And Evil, And He Protected Me, And Consoled Me As A Father Would His Son.

I Am Patrick, Yes A Sinner And Indeed Untaught; Yet I Am Established Here In Ireland Where I Profess Myself Bishop. I Am Certain In My Heart That 'all That I Am,' I Have Received From God. So I Live Among Barbarous Tribes, A Stranger And Exile For The Love Of God.

I Am Imperfect In Many Things, Nevertheless I Want My Brethren And Kinsfolk To Know My Nature So That They May Be Able To Perceive My Soul's Desire.

For After Chastisement From God, And Recognizing Him, Our Way To Repay Him Is To Exalt Him And Confess His Wonders Before Every Nation Under Heaven.

I Grieve For You, How I Mourn For You, Who Are So Very Dear To Me, But Again I Can Rejoice Within My Heart, Not For Nothing Have I Labored, Neither Has My Exile Been In Vain.