H.3 Prayer to the Suffering Innocent / Psalm 21

Chorus-1:
My Father, not my will
But yours alone be done.

Chorus-2:
This is my flesh,
this the blood I shed for you.

Chorus-3:
My soul does long for you,
O Lord, the living God.

My God, why have you forsaken me;
You are far from the sound of my cry.

I call by day and you give no reply;
I call by night and I find no peace.

In you, our fathers put their trust,
They trusted and you set them free.

But I am a worm and no man,
The butt of men, laughing stock of the people.

All who see me, deride me saying;
“He trusted in the Lord, let him save him”.

From my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Do not leave me alone in my distress.

Like water I am poured out,
Disjointed are all my bones.

A band of the wicked beset me,
They tear holes in my hands and my feet.

I can count every one of my bones,
They divide my clothing among them.

O Lord, make haste to help me,
I will tell of your name to my brethren.

They shall praise the Lord, those who seek him,
May their hearts live for ever and ever.