Penitential Stanzas (Tone 4)
Gerald Largent
Lord, I want to wash away the record of my sins with tears, and through the rest of my life please You with repentance. But the Enemy deceives me and fights against my soul. Lord, before I perish utterly, save me!
If one takes refuge from the tempest in this harbor, will one not be saved? If in agony one kneels before this house of healing, will not one be cured? Maker-of-All and Physician of the Sick: Lord, before I perish utterly, save me (Colossians 2:14)!
Savior, wash me with my tears, for I am defiled by many sins. Therefore, I fall down before You: I have sinned, have mercy on me, O God!
I am a sheep in Your rational flock, and I flee to You for refuge, Good Shepherd. O God, I have gone astray: Seek me and have mercy on me (John 10:11).