Hymn for Lent
A Manual of Prayer, 1869Source and notes
Source
| Printed in | A MANUAL OF PRAYER. COMPILED FROM VARIOUS BOOKS OF CATHOLIC DEVOTION |
|---|---|
| Imprint | MUNICH, HERMANN MANZ., 1869 |
| Pages | pp. 274–275 |
| Scan | leaf 288, leaf 289 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Approval | PERMISSU SUPERIORUM. |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Seasons
- Lent
- Prayers for
- penance and mortification, contrition
Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, second part, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.
Thou loving Maker of mankind,
Before thy throne we pray and weep;
O strengthen us with grace divine,
Duly this sacred fast to keep.
Searcher of hearts! Thou dost perceive
Our ills, and all our weakness know.
Again to thee with tears we turn;
Again to us thy mercy show.
Much have we sinn’d; but we confess
Our guilt, and all our faults deplore:
Oh, for the praise of thy great name,
Our fainting souls to health restore.
And grant us, while by fasts we strive
This mortal body to control,
To fast from all the food of sin,
And so to purify the soul.
Hear us, O Trinity thrice blest!
Sole Unity! to thee we cry:
Vouchsafe us from these fasts below
To reap immortal fruit on high.