Kind Maker of the World O Hear { Kind Maker of the World O Hear by attr. to Gregory the Great JESU DULCIS MEMORIA-melody in Andernach, 1608 Kind Maker of the World, O Hear } Kind Maker of the world, O hear The fervent prayer, with many a tear Poured forth by all the penitent Who keep this holy fast of Lent! Each heart is manifest to thee; Thou knowest our infirmity; Now we repent, and seek thy face; Grant unto us thy pardoning grace. Spare us, O Lord, who now confess Our sins and all our wickedness, And, for the glory of they Name, Our weakened souls to health reclaim. Give us the discipline that springs From abstinence in outward things With inward fasting, so that we In heart and soul may dwell with thee. Grant, O thou blessed Trinity; Grant, O unchanging Unity; That this our fast of forty days May work our profit and thy praise!