Be Merciful, O Lord, For We Have Sinned

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Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned

Ash Wednesday and First Sunday of Lent (A)

Psalm 51: 3-4, 6ab, 12-13, 14, 17 Tinnah M. dela Rosa

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Be mer - ci - ful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

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1.Have mer cy on me, O God, in your good - ness; in the great - ness of your com

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pas - sion wipe out my of - fense. Tho rough ly wash me from my

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guilt and of my sin cleanse me. Be

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2.For I ac - know - ledge all my of - fense and my sin is be - fore me

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al - - ways: "A - gainst you on - ly have I sinned and

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done what is e - vil in your sight." Be
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3.A clean heart cre - ate in me, O God, and a stead - fast

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spi - rit re - new in me. Cast me not out from your

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pre- sence and your Ho - ly Spi - rit take not from me. Be

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4.Give me back the joy of your sal - va - tion, and a wil - ling spi rit sus -

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tain in me. O Lord, o - pen my lips, and my

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mouth shall pro - claim your praise. Be

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