The LORD is the help of my life

As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation.

Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves together.

But it pleased God to visit us then with death daily, and with so general a disease that the living were scarce able to bury the dead.

Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness.

And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms.

We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer.

Though I bequeath you no estate, I leave you in the enjoyment of liberty.

All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.

Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many.

The great hope, and for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world

The loss of...honest and industrious men's lives cannot be valued at any price.

Behold, now, another providence of God. A ship comes into the harbor.