Song of Humility

"Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn,
that he may heal us;
he has stricken, and he will bind us up.

After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.

Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his going forth is sure as the dawn;

He will come to us as the showers,
as the spring rains that water the earth."

What shall I do with you, O E'phraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes early away.

Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.

Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and will be forever. Amen.