Have mercy on me, God of kindness,wash away my sins;
Cleanse me through and through in your compassion.
The weight of guilt and shame is truly my inheritance:
It haunts me every day and night.
Create in me, Lord, a steadfast heart, the will to start anew.
With your spirit, I’ll come alive again.
It’s you and you alone that I’ve offended by my pride,
My greed and false pretence against my neighbour;
The sentence that you pass on me is surely justified;
Yet, I believe it brings your love.
Cleanse me through and through in your compassion.
The weight of guilt and shame is truly my inheritance:
It haunts me every day and night.
Create in me, Lord, a steadfast heart, the will to start anew.
With your spirit, I’ll come alive again.
It’s you and you alone that I’ve offended by my pride,
My greed and false pretence against my neighbour;
The sentence that you pass on me is surely justified;
Yet, I believe it brings your love.
