from Psalm 51 Miserere mei, Deus

Open my lips, O Lord,

and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

 

Cast me not away from your presence

and take not your holy Spirit from me.

 

Give me the joy of your saving help again

and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.