Kyrie Eleison

Locked away in my monastic cell
A vow of silence never a whisper never a yell
In my mind I say my prayers
Every time they are complete you appear

Kyrie Eleison wipe away my tears
Kyrie Eleison take away my fears
Kyrie Eleison show me the light
Kyrie Eleison take me to salvation this very night

You hear my confessions yet never judge
You hear my doubts but hold no grudge
Each day I grow closer to you

Kyrie Eleison wipe away my tears
Kyrie Eleison take away my fears
Kyrie Eleison show me the light
Kyrie Eleison take me to salvation this very night

Longer and longer you stay with me
Holding my head in your lap stroking my hair
Singing songs in my ear
Days turn to weeks, weeks into years
I have lost all fear and sing my praise aloud to thee

Kyrie Eleison wipe away my tears
Kyrie Eleison take away my fears
Kyrie Eleison show me the light
Kyrie Eleison take me to salvation this very night

Called to the abbey for breaking my vow
From my cell they have heard the sounds
Of laughter and joy
They demand me to explain my crimes and repent
I fall to my knees and refuse to recant
Atop of my lungs I scream to thee


Kyrie Eleison wipe away my tears
Kyrie Eleison take away my fears
Kyrie Eleison show me the light
Kyrie Eleison take me to salvation this very night

Tied to the stake they set it alight
The fire licks at my body
but my soul has departed to thee this night
At last we will be united in thy kingdom for all eternity

Kyrie Eleison wipe away my tears
Kyrie Eleison take away my fears
Kyrie Eleison show me the light
Kyrie Eleison take me to salvation this very night