For a Fast-Day

Out of the deep we call to Thee;
Lord, we are weak and faint:
O let Thine ears consider well
The voice of our complaint.

Wert thou our sins extreme to mark,
O Lord, who should be spared?
But there is mercy with Thee, Lord,
Therefore Thou shalt be feared.

We look for Thee; our spirits wait;
Our trust is in Thy word:
Even before the morning watch
We flee unto the Lord.

Trust in the Lord, O Israel,
For there is mercy there;
And He His people shall redeem
From sin, and guilt, and care.