text_original: Shed down a kindly ray from above upon my life, and strength of war, that I may be able to drive away bitter cowardice from my head and crush down the deceitful impulses of my soul.
text_transcription: SHED DOWN A KINDLY RAY FROM ABOVE UPON MY LIFE AND STRENGTH OF WAR THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY BITTER COWARDICE FROM MY HEAD AND CRUSH DOWN THE DECEITFUL IMPULSES OF MY SOUL
phonemes: ʃˈɛd dˌaʊn ɐ kˈaɪndli ɹˈeɪ fɹʌm əbˌʌv əpˌɑːn maɪ lˈaɪf, ænd stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ðæt aɪ mˈeɪ biː ˈeɪbəl tə dɹˈaɪv ɐwˈeɪ bˈɪɾɚ kˈaʊɚdɪs fɹʌm maɪ hˈɛd ænd kɹˈʌʃ dˌaʊn ðə dᵻsˈiːtfəl ˈɪmpʌlsᵻz ʌv maɪ sˈoʊl.