guard me from who I once was                     ken y’hi ratzon
guard me from absence in this moment              ken y’hi ratzon
guard me from evil intent                          ken y’hi ratzon
guard me from who I may become                   ken y’hi ratzon
guard those who cannot guard themselves            ken y’hi ratzon
guard those who in striving fail                       ken y’hi ratzon
guard those who in rent garments stumble            ken y’hi ratzon
guard those who cannot guard against themselves      ken y’hi ratzon
guard us against tribal instinct ingrained               ken y’hi ratzon
guard us against idols: for us, of us, to us, within us     ken y’hi ratzon
guard us against  our want   to possess               ken y’hi ratzon
guard us  here   not to commit  the unjust now        ken y’hi ratzon
