O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.
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Jerome
AD 420
Concerning the same God of Whom he had previously said, "To Thee, O Lord, belongeth justice," he now says (since the Lord is not only just but also merciful): "To Thee belongeth mercy." He says this in order |92 that he might call upon the Judge to show mercy, after His sentence has been imposed.
