O God, whose nature and property

General information

Source of text: BCP collect for Ash Wednesday.

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• Thomas Sanders Dupuis — O God, whose nature and property  English SATTB
• Alan Gray — O God, whose nature and property  English SATB
• Samuel Sebastian Wesley — O God, whose nature  English SATB

Texts and Translations

English text

O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions;
and though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins,
yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us;
for the honour of Jesus Christ, our mediator and advocate.
Amen.