[Movement I] I am the man who has walked without dawn, Hedged by cut stone where the straight road was gone. Prayer struck a ceiling, the chain held its place, I am the man that hath seen affliction, [Movement II] Bitterness settled like dust in the mouth. A bear in the path and an arrow within, A song for the mocker, a target for scorn. Not from a distance, not named without cost. [Movement III] Peace left no address and strength lost its name, Memory repeated the wormwood and gall. Then one thought was lifted from under the ruin, Not feeling, not ease, but a truth called to mind. [Bridge] Hope did not enter by denying the night; It began when remembrance turned toward the light. [Coda] I am the man that hath seen affliction, Not from a distance, not named without cost. Hope did not enter by denying the night; It began when remembrance turned toward the light.