LATIN

1. Audi, benígne Cónditor,
   Nostras preces cum flétibus,
   sacráta in abstinéntia
   Fusas quadragenária.
    
2. Scrutátor alme córdium,
   Infírma tu scis vírium;
   Ad te revérsis éxhibe
   Remissiónis grátiam.
    
3. Multum quidem peccávimus,
   Sed parce confiténtibus,
   Tuíque laude nóminis
   Confer medélam lánguidis.
    
4. Sic corpus extra cónteri
   Dona per abstinéntiam,
   Ieiúnet ut mens sóbria
   A labe prorsus críminum.
    
5. Praesta, beáta Trínitas,
   Concéde, simplex Unitas,
   Ut fructuósa sint tuis
   Haec parcitátis múnera.
    
   Amen.

PHONETIC

1. AHOO-dee, beh-NEE-nyeh KAWHN-dee-tawhr,
   NAWH-strahs PREH-chehs koom FLEH-tee-boos,
   sah-KRAH-teen ahb-stee-NEHN-tsee-ah
   FOO-sahs kwah-drah-jeh-NAH-ree-ah.
    
2. skroo-TAH-tawhr AHL-meh KAWHR-dee-oom,
   een-FEER-mah too shees VEE-ree-oom;
   ahd teh reh-VEHR-sees EHK-see-beh
   reh-mee-see-AWH-nees GRAH-tsee-ahm.
    
3. MOOL-toom KWEE-dehm pehk-KAH-vee-moos,
   sehd PAHR-cheh kawhn-fee-TEHN-tee-boos,
   too-EE-kweh LAHOO-deh NAWH-mee-nees
   KAWHN-fehr meh-DEH-lahm LAHNG-gwee-dees.
    
4. seek KAWHR-poos EHK-strah KAWHN-teh-ree
   DAWH-nah pehr ahb-stee-NEHN-tsee-ahm,
   yeh-YOO-neht oot mehns SAWH-bree-ah
   ah LAH-beh PRAWHR-soos KREE-mee-noom.
    
5. PREH-stah, beh-AH-tah TREE-nee-tahs,
   kawhn-CHEH-deh, SEEM-plehks OO-nee-tahs,
   oot frook-too-AWH-sah seent TOO-ees
   ehk pahr-chee-TAH-tees MOO-neh-rah.
    
   AH-mehn.

TRANSLATION

1. O merciful Creator, hear!
   To us in pity bow Thine ear:
   Accept the tearful prayer we raise
   In this our fast of forty days.
    
2. Our hearts are open, Lord, to Thee:
   Thou knowest our infirmity;
   Pour out on all who seek Thy face
   Abundance of Thy pard’ning grace.
    
3. Our sins are many, this we know;
   Spare us, good Lord, Thy mercy show;
   And for the honor of Thy name
   Our fainting souls to life reclaim.
    
4. Give us self-control that springs
   From discipline of outward things,
   That fasting inward secretly
   The soul may purely dwell with Thee.
    
5. We pray Thee, Holy Trinity,
   One God, unchanging Unity,
   That we from this our abstinence
   May reap the fruits of penitence.
    
   Amen.

SOURCE

Sundays of Lent, Vespers hymn