Lenten Hymn

Jesus, who this our Lententide,
of abstinence hast sanctified,
be with Thy church in saving power,
in this her penitential hour!

And as thou dost, forgive the past,
Thy sheltering arms around us cast
that we may in Thy grace remain,
and fall not back to sins again.

Make, Lord, this Lenten discipline,
a penitence for all our sin,
and through these days,
ourselves prepare,
the joys of Eastertide to share.

or

Make Lord your death remembrance day
a penitence for all our sins.
And through this day
ourselves prepare
the joys of Eastertide to share.

Harvard University Hymn Book 146