O Comforter, the Holy Ghost,

Now, as of old, come down,

And with the power of Pentecost

Our drooping spirits crown.

ἐξαγορευσω κατ’ ἐμοῦ τὴν ἀνομίαν μου τῷ κυρίῳ

I

My sin was very great,

Its burden bore me down,

I dared not lift my eyes to God,

So much I feared his frown.