Because Thy wrath 'gainst us doth glow,
Lord! we so early vanish,
And for our sins Thou lay'st us low,
And from Thy face dost banish.
Our sins Thou sett'st before Thine eyes,
Then doth Thine indignation rise
In Thine heart ever holy!
This fire it is consumes in all
Our bones the marrow ever;
And hence it is that great or small