Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished,

one of his disciples said to him,

“Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come.

Give us each day our daily bread

and forgive us our sins

for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us,

and do not subject us to the final test.”

Luke 11:1-13

Give ear unto the words
you once taught us to pray:
Forgive me all my debts, O Lord,
for I cannot repay.

My crimes have justly earned
the anger of your flames,
but listen to the pleas you've heard
for glory of your name!

Forgive me all my debts
and teach me to forgive—
and if, as well, you give me bread,
then I will eat and live.

The breath that fills my lungs;
the blood that in me moves;
your praise in every earthly tongue:
All this I owe to you

but cannot pay a cent,
nor could I ever earn
enough to buy my innocence
or make you a return.

Not if my debtors paid
and filled my hands with coins
could I afford a single day
or reason to rejoice.

Then let me cancel, too,
the trespasses I'm owed,
for all of it is first your due.
Forgive us all, O Lord.