Truly contrite we may mourn:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
16 Gifts of light and grace bestow,
Help us to resist the foe,
Fearing what alone is woe:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
17 Let not sin within us reign, May we gladly suffer pain, If it purge away our stain:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
18 May we to all evil die,
Fleshly longings crucify,
Fix our hearts and thoughts on high:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
19 Grant us faith to know Thee near,
Hail Thy grace, Thy judgment fear,
And through trial persevere:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
20 Grant us hope from earth to rise,
And to strain with eager eyes
Towards the promised heavenly prize:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
21 Grant us love Thy love to own,
Love to live for Thee alone,
And the power of grace make known:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
22 All our weak endeavors bless,
As we ever onward press,
Till we perfect holiness:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
23 Lead us daily nearer Thee,
Till at last Thy face we see,
Crowned with Thine own purity:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."- ST. LUKE, Xxiii. 34.
ESU, in Thy dying woes,
Even while Thy life-blood flows,
Craving pardon for Thy foes:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 Saviour, for our pardon sue,
When our sins Thy pangs renew,
For we know not what we do:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 Oh, may we, who mercy need,
Be like Thee in heart and deed,
When with wrong our spirits bleed :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
"To-day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise."
ST. LUKE, Xxiii. 43.
1 Jesu, pitying the sighs
Of the thief, who near Thee dies,
Promising him Paradise:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 May we, in our guilt and shame,
Still Thy love and mercy claim,
Calling humbly on Thy Name:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 Oh, remember us who pine,
Looking from our cross to Thine;
Cheer our souls with hope divine:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
ST. JOHN, xix. 26, 27.
1 Jesu, loving to the end
Her whose heart Thy sorrows rend,
And Thy dearest human friend:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 May we in Thy sorrows share,
And for Thee all peril dare,
And enjoy Thy tender care:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 May we all Thy loved ones be,
All one holy family,
Loving for the love of Thee:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" ST. MATT. xxvii. 46.
1 Jesu, whelmed in fears unknown,
With our evil left alone,
While no light from heaven is shown:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 When we vainly seem to pray,
And our hope seems far away,
In the darkness be our stay:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 Though no Father seem to hear,
Though no light our spirits cheer,
Tell our faith that God is near:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
"I thirst."- ST. JOHN, xix. 28.
1 Jesu, in Thy thirst and pain,
While Thy wounds Thy life-blood drain,
Thirsting more our love to gain :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 Thirst for us in mercy still,
All Thy holy work fulfill :
Satisfy Thy loving will:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 May we thirst Thy love to know;
Lead us in our sin and woe
Where the healing waters flow:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
"It is finished."-ST. JOHN, xix. 30.
1 Jesu, all our ransom paid,
All Thy Father's will obeyed,
By Thy sufferings perfect made:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 Save us in our soul's distress,
Be our help to cheer and bless,
While we grow in holiness:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 Brighten all our heavenward way,
With an ever holier ray,
Till we pass to perfect day:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
"Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit." ST. LUKE, Xxiii. 46.
1 Jesu, all Thy labor vast,
All Thy woe and conflict past,
Yielding up Thy soul at last :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
2 When the death shades round us lower,
Guard us from the tempter's power,
Keep us in that trial hour:
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
3 May Thy life and death supply
Grace to live and grace to die,
Grace to reach the home on high :
Hear us, Holy Jesu.
JESUS, King of glory,
Throned above the sky,
Jesus, tender Saviour,
Hear Thy children cry.
Pardon our transgressions,
Cleanse us from our sin;
By Thy Spirit help us
Heavenly life to win.
Jesus, King of glory,
Throned above the sky,
Jesus, tender Saviour,
Hear Thy children cry.
2 On this day of gladness,
Bending low the knee
In Thine earthly temple,
Lord, we worship Thee,
Celebrate Thy goodness,
Mercy, grace, and truth,
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