HE ASKETH ABSOLUTION OF GOD

O THOU who speedest Time's advancing wing.

Thou dweller in all mysterics of Life,

Thou guardian of every word I speak,

Behold thou art ashamed of me, thy son;

Thy heart is full of sorow and of shame,

For that my sins were grievous in the world,

And proud my wickedness and my transgression

O be at peace with me, O be at peace!

And break the barriers that loom between us!

Let all my sins be washed away, andd fall

Forgotten to the right and left of thee,

Yea, do away with all my wickedness,

And put away the shame that fills thy heart,

That thou and I henceforth may be at peace!