Refrain:
O Lord, incline your ear
and show your mercy,
for we have sinned against you.
- O King most mighty, all mankind’s Redeemer,
See our eyes lifted unto you in weeping:
O Christ, attend us, heed our supplication.
Refrain. - Right hand of Godhead, keystone of the corner,
Way of salvation, entrance gate of heaven,
Cleanse us, O Father, free from stains of sinning.
Refrain. - O God, majestic, humbly we implore you:
Graciously hearken to our tearful pleading.
Deign, Lord, to pardon all of our transgressions.
Refrain. - All our transgressions freely now confessing,
Our hearts we open, e’en the hidden places:
Loving Redeemer, grant to us your pardon.
Refrain. - Seized though not guilty, led without resisting,
Falsely convicted for the sake of sinners,
Keep your redeemed ones under your protection.
Refrain.