Lent 2021

Lord Jesus, think on me/

And purge away my sin;/

From earth-born passions set me free/

And make me pure within./

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

With many a care opprest;/

Let me Thy loving servant be/

And taste Thy promised rest./

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

Amid the battle's strife;/

In all my pain and misery/

Be Thou my Health and Life./

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

Nor let me go astray;/

Through darkness and perplexity/

Point Thou the heavenly way./

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

When floods the tempest high;/

When on doth rush the enemy,/

O Savior, be Thou nigh!/

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

That, when the flood is past,/

I may the eternal brightness see/

And share Thy joy at last./

 

Lord Jesus, think on me/

That I may sing above/

To Father, Spirit, and to Thee/

The strains of praise and love./

 

           Synesius of Cyrene (375-430)

           Translated by Allen W. Chatfield (1808-1896)