A Lent Prose

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: 
for we have sinned against thee.

To thee, Redeemer, on thy throne of glory: 
lift we our weeping eyes in holy pleadings: 
listen, O Jesu, to our supplications.

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us:
for we have sinned against thee.

O thou chief cornerstone, right hand of the Father: 
way of salvation, gate of life celestial: 
cleanse thou our sinful souls from all defilement. 

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us:
 for we have sinned against thee.

God, we implore thee, in thy glory seated: 
bow down and hearken to thy weeping children: 
pity and pardon all our grievous trespasses. 

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us:
 for we have sinned against thee.

Sins oft committed, now we lay before thee: 
with true contrition, now no more we veil them: 
grant us, Redeemer, loving absolution. 

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: 
for we have sinned against thee.

Innocent captive, taken unresisting: 
falsely accused, and for us sinners sentenced, 
save us, we pray thee, Jesu, our Redeemer.

Hear us, O Lord, have mercy upon us:
 for we have sinned against thee.

[The English Hymnal 736]