Lord, we beseech you to help and defend us,

Lord, we beseech you to help and defend us,

Deliver the oppressed, pity the .poor,

uplift. those who have fallen,

be the portion of those in need,

return to your care those who have gone astray,

feed the hungry, strengthen the weak,

and break the chains of the prisoners. 11 , ' J '

May all people come to know that you only are God,

that Jesus Christ is your child,

and that we are your people and

the sheep of your pasture: Amen.



Clement of Rome (c.96)