We keep in solemn course once more;
The fast to all is known, and bound
In forty days of yearly round.
The ancient seers that were of old
In diverse ways this Lent foretold
Which Christ, all seasons’ guard and guide,
In after ages sanctified.
Remember thou, though frail we be,
That yet thine handiwork are we;
Nor let the honor of thy name
Be by another put to shame.
Forgive the sin that we have wrought;
Increase the good that we have sought;
That we at length, our wanderings o’er,
May please thee here and evermore.
Latin, 11th cent,;
tr. John Mason Neale, 1854; alt.
Tune: FORD (L.M.)
Thomas Ford, 1614
Five Years Ago: Lord, who throughout these forty days
Four Years Ago: Awhile in spirit, Christ, to thee
Two Years Ago: O Christ, whose tender mercy hears
One Year Ago: All who seek a comfort sure
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