Ode VII ho despozon ton aionon panton kurios tr., John Brownlie 8.8.8.8.8.8 I Eternal Ruler, Thou didst will To give me form and grace divine; But lured to sin by serpent skill, I have provoked that wrath of Thine. In anger cast me not away, But call me back, O God, I pray. II Ah! woe is me, a robe of shame Hides what my stole of light adorned; Hear me, I call upon Thy name, My Saviour, let me not be scorned; In anger cast me not away, But call me back, O God, I pray. III O, I was wounded in the soul, And exiled from the joys I knew; My Saviour, Thou canst make me whole, And Thou art pitiful and true. In anger cast me not away, But call me back, O God, I pray, |