R (see 3a) Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion wipe out
my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me. R
For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:
“Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight.” R
I have done such evil in your sight
that you are just in your sentence,
blameless when you condemn.
True, I was born guilty,
a sinner, even as my mother conceived me. R
Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
the bones you have crushed shall rejoice.
Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my guilt. R
Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;/ you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. Alleluia, alleluia.
- A man scatters seed on the land and would sleep and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. l
