The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians

Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)

Clement of Rome. The Apostolic Fathers, Volume 1. Lake, Kirsopp, editor. London: William Heinemann Ltd.; New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912.

Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; tliou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear joy and gladness; the bones which have been humbled shall rejoice.

Turn thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my inmost parts.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

Give me back the gladness of thy salvation, strengthen me with thy governing spirit.