by Ken Sehested
Kyrie, kyrie, eleison
Let mercy magnify
May all my days reflect thy praise
And earth and heav’n reply
Let nothing justify my way
Save grace, unmeasured still
Let every hour reflect thy power
And life with love instill
Two entered in the house of prayer
One anguished, one in pride
Claimed one: Sufficient is my cause
I hath no need beside
The other, heart undone, no claim
Could make on vain accord:
My breast doth beat, with me entreat
with graciousness, O Lord.
Establish, then, thy Reign of Peace
With justice manifest
Unravel all deceit—and shame!—
till earth receive her rest.