16th Century Prayer by Gascoigne

Unto which joys for to attain
God grant us all his grace,
And send us after worldly pain
In Heaven to have a place,
Where we may still enjoy that light
Which never shall decay,
Lord, for thy mercy lend us might
To see that joyful day.

George Gascoigne

Ursala K. Le Guin The Left Hand Of Darkness on Fear

But I do fear you, Envoy. I fear those who sent you. I fear liars, and I fear tricksters, and worst I fear the bitter truth. And so I rule my country well. Because only fear rules men. Nothing else lasts long enough. You are what you say you are, yet you're a joke, a hoax. There's nothing in between the stars but void and terror and darkness, and you come out of that all alone trying to frighten me. But I am already afraid, and I am the king. Fear is king! Now take your traps and tricks and go, there no more needs saying. I have ordered that you be given the freedom of Karhide. (Le Guin, 40)

A Chain of Prayers

When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God,
he dawns on them like the morning light,
like the sun shinning forth on a cloudless morning,
like the rain that makes gross to sprout from the earth.

2 Samuel 23:3-4