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- Hear, O thou bounteous Maker, hear,
Our humble vows with gracious ear;
Turn not thy saving face away;
Whilst on this solemn feast we pray.
- Great searcher of our hearts, to thee,
We here deplore our misery;
Behold, we to thy mercies fly,
Do thou thy healing grace apply.
- Great are our sins, O Lord, but thou
Canst pardon more than we can do;
May our defects, like shadows, raise
The beauty and the life of grace.
- May fasts extinguish in our will,
The fuel and desire of oil,
And thus our souls from fetters free.
May only thirst and follow thee.
- Grant, O most sacred Trinity,
One undivided Unity,
That abstinence may here improve,
Our claim to reign with thee above.