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Hymns and Homilies

St Ephrem the Syrian, tr. Burgess, 1853

A Prayer of Ephraem

O Lord, we intreat of Thy goodness
That Thou wilt forgive our sins,
And pass by our follies.
Open to us, O Lord,
The door of Thy tender mercies,
That there may come unto us
Seasons of refreshing.
And if indeed, O Lord,
Thou dost open the door to the penitent,
In Thy mercy receive our petition!