Whatever I am, I shall not be cast away.
As I was made, so I am known.
Sickness, sorrow, loss, all serve
and nothing is in vain.

Whatever I am, I shall not be cast away.
Friends may be taken from me,
all hope for tomorrow taken from me,
still I will remain, my life a link,
unlike all others in a chain.

If I am in sorrow, let me shed light,
if sick, let me share hope,
if lost, draw strangers close.

Let me be an angel of peace, of solace,
a preacher of truth in my own place,
a fastener of hands, a keeper of goodwill,
an angel of peace.

And I have faith that I,
whatever I am, I shall not be cast away,
accepting that this life can only teach
what we must do, not why.