Lent Prayers: Hear, O Lord (Attende Domine)

From our archives: originally posted in March 2006. Note: on Tuesday and Wednesday we’ll be posting Captain Yips’ two reflections on this prayer from our 2006 Anglican bloggers Lenten devotional series.

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Attende Domine – Hear, O Lord
Filed under: Prayers & Prayer Themes, Repentance, Lent 2006, Lent Prayers — Karen B.

What a wonderful prayer litany from the 10th century. For those of you Latin buffs, the Latin text follows below the English.

source:  Catholic Culture.Org
This penitential hymn is based on a 10th century Mozarabic Litany for the Lenten Season.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

1. King, high exalted, all the world’s Redeemer, to Thee we lift out eyes with weeping: Christ, we implore Thee, hear Thy suppliant’s prayers.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

2. Right hand of Godhead, headstone of the corner, path of salvation, gate of heaven, wash away the stains of our sin.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

3. We, Thy eternal majesty entreating, with Thy blessed ears hear our sighing: graciously grant pardon to our sins.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

4. Humbly confess we, who have sinned against Thee, with contrite hearts we reveal things hidden; O Redeemer, may Thy pity grant forgiveness.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

5. Led away captive, guiltless, unresisting, condemned by false witnesses unto death for sinners, Christ do Thou keep us whom Thy blood hath ransomed.

Refrain. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon us, who have sinned against Thee.

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Attende Domine
R. Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.

Ad te Rex summe, omnium redemptor, oculos nostros sublevamus flentes: exaudi, Christe, supplicantum preces. R.

Dextera Patris, lapis angularis, via salutis, ianua caelestis, ablue nostri maculas delicti. R.
Rogamus, Deus, tuam maiestatem: auribus sacris gemitus exaudi: crimina nostra placidus indulge. R.

Tibi fatemur crimina admissa: contrito corde pandimus occulta: tua Redemptor, pietas ignoscat. R.

Innocens captus, nec repugnans ductus, testibus falsis pro impiis damnatus: quos redemisti, tu conserva, Christe. R.