Turn Not

Turn, Father, not Your face from me, I pray,
remember me when mercy is Your claim,
before Your gentle visage let me stay,
help me do justice to Your holy name.

From my petition, Christ, turn not Your eyes,
do not avert Your gaze from humble pleas,
and in Your ear hear clear my heartfelt cries
I send in sorrow on my humble knees.

Turn not from me, O Spirit, Your tender heart,
beneath Your wing make everything forgiven,
help me sincerely my contrition start,
and let my sins deter me not from heaven.

O Trinity, turn not from me, Your child,
that with You Three I may be reconciled.

             by Pete Voelz      9/8/13