Got thir eigenhaf ist

[19]Anon.

trans. by Catherine Winkworth, 1869

God, it is Thy property

Ever merciful to be;

Hear the prayers we now outpour,

For we need Thy mercy sore.

We are bound without, within,

With the heavy chains of sin;

Tenderly and speedily

Let Thy pity set us free.

[4] The earliest German version dates from 1170.