1. I am speaking the truth; I belong to Christ and I do not lie. My conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, also assures me that I am not lying
2. when I say how great is my sorrow, how endless the pain in my heart
3. for my people, my own flesh and blood! For their sake I could wish that I myself were under God's curse and separated from Christ.
4. They are God's people; he made them his children and revealed his glory to them; he made his covenants with them and gave them the Law; they have the true worship; they have received God's promises;
5. they are descended from the famous Hebrew ancestors; and Christ, as a human being, belongs to their race. May God, who rules over all, be praised for ever! Amen.