• I cry out to You,
    My God and King.
    Please forgive me
    For I have been sinning.

    I thought it was okay
    To stray slightly.
    But I went too far
    And turned away ignorantly.

    I am kneeling before You,
    Too burdened by my sins.
    I don’t know what to say;
    I don’t know where to begin.

    I remember a night
    So many years ago
    In which I was doing this
    And I felt my life go.

    For I gave up myself
    For You to use,
    So sure I would never
    Go back to evil views.

    I feel like the careless son
    Who yearned for more
    Than he needed,
    And ran out the door.

    He sought riches
    That were needless.
    His prizes were sorrow
    And loneliness.

    Let me return
    From going astray.
    I feel so guilty
    Because You I betrayed.

    Please forgive Your child,
    And her many iniquities,
    For I know I failed
    To carry out Your deeds.

    Throw open Your arms
    As You did for the son.
    I know I don’t deserve it
    But I know what You’ve done.

    Let me stand by You
    And follow Your ways
    So that You may favor me
    Wiping the tears from my face.