The Naked Soul
Backworld, Mechthild of Magdeburg
Lord, I am a naked soul
And you and yourself bewitch thee the dawned God
The communion between us is life eternal
Stripped of death
He gives himself to her and she to him
What befalls her now, she knows
And therein lies my consolation
Now I am a naked soul
Dear friend of God
For you I have written this way of love
May God concede it your heart
Amen