O kind Cre­at­or, bend Thine ear
To mark the cry, to know the tear
Before Thy throne of mer­cy spent
In this Thy ho­ly fast of Lent.

Our hearts are op­en, Lord, to Thee;
Thou know­est our in­fir­mi­ty;
Pour out on all who seek Thy face
Abundance of Thy par­don­ing grace.

Our sins are ma­ny, this we know;
Spare us, good Lord, Thy mer­cy show;
And for the hon­or of Thy name
Our faint­ing souls to life re­claim.

Give us the self con­trol that springs
From dis­ci­pline of out­ward things,
That fast­ing in­ward sec­ret­ly
The soul may pure­ly dwell with Thee.

We pray Thee, Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty,
One God, un­chang­ing Un­ity,
That we from this our ab­sti­nence
May reap the fruits of pe­ni­tence.