God of Mercy,

We have come to bathe our eyes in your word, Lord Jesus,

Wash our heart in your cleansing stream as we journey through Lent.

Here is mercy and forgiveness

I shall be clean again

I shall be clean again

Have mercy on us, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out our transgressions. Wash away all our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. We know our transgressions, and our sin is always before us. Against you, you only, have we sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. We were sinful at birth, sinful even from the time our mother conceived us. Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught us wisdom in that secret place. Cleanse us and we will be clean; wash us, and we will be whiter than snow.

God of mercy,

We have come to bathe our eyes in your word, Lord Jesus,

Wash our heart in your cleansing stream as we journey through Lent.

Here is mercy and forgiveness

I shall be clean again

I shall be clean again

Let us hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from our sins and blot out all our iniquity. Create in us a pure heart, O God, and renew your steadfast spirit within us. Do not cast us from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from us. Restore to us the joy of your salvation and grant us a willing spirit, to sustain us. Use us to teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.

God of mercy,

We have come to bathe our eyes in your word, Lord Jesus,

Wash our heart in your cleansing stream as we journey through Lent

Here is mercy and forgiveness

I shall be clean again

I shall be clean again

Deliver us from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God our Saviour and our tongue will sing of your righteousness. Open our lips, Lord, and our mouth will declare your praise. You do not delight in sacrifice; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. Our sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart. May it please you to prosper Zion, to rebuild the Methodist Church in your image. Amen.