Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Ad te Rex summe,
omnium Redemptor,
oculos nostros
sublevamus flentes:
exaudi, Christe,
supplicantum preces.
To Thee, highest King,
Redeemer of all,
do we lift up our eyes
in weeping:
Hear, O Christ, the prayers
of your servants.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Dextera Patris,
lapis angularis,
via salutis,
ianua caelestis,
ablue nostri
maculas delicti.
Right hand of the Father,
corner-stone,
way of salvation,
gate of heaven,
wash away our
stains of sin.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Rogamus, Deus,
tuam maiestatem:
auribus sacris
gemitus exaudi:
crimina nostra
placidus indulge.
We beseech Thee, God,
in Thy great majesty:
Hear our groans
with Thy holy ears:
calmly forgive
our crimes.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Tibi fatemur
crimina admissa:
contrito corde
pandimus occulta:
tua, Redemptor,
pietas ignoscat.
To Thee we confess
our sins admitted
with a contrite heart
We reveal the things hidden:
By Thy kindness, O Redeemer,
overlook them.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Innocens captus,
nec repugnans ductus;
testibus falsis
pro impiis damnatus
quos redemisti,
tu conserva, Christe.
The Innocent, seized,
not refusing to be led;
condemned by false witnesses
because of impious men
O Christ, keep safe those
whom Thou hast redeemed.
Attende Domine, et miserere, quia peccavimus tibi.
Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy, because we have sinned against Thee.
Music: Traditional