Non nobis Domine! - |
Not unto us, O Lord! |
The Praise or Glory be |
Of any deed or word; |
For in Thy Judgment lies |
To crown or bring to nought |
All knowledge or device |
That Man has reached or wrought. |
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And we confess our blame - |
How all too high we hold |
That noise which men call Fame, |
That dross which men call Gold. |
For these we undergo |
Our hot and godless days, |
But in our hearts we know |
Not unto us the Praise. |
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O Power by Whom we live - |
Creator, Judge, and Friend, |
Upholdingly forgive |
Nor fail us at the end: |
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In all our piteous ways - |
Non nobis Domine! - |
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