[British College Choir: singing this jeremiad quietly and with excellent ensemble technique]
[Verse 1: pianissimo]
[Choir] Κύριε, ἐλέησον!
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we spare none.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we are cruel.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we are selfish.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we lock out.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we steal.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we destroy.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we kill.
[Verse 2: piano]
[Everyone] Χρηστέ, ἐλέησον!
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We are not yours.
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We are nothing like you.
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We leave you in ruins
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We shed blood in your name
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We follow your adversary while proclaiming our love for you.
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] We are selfish
[Women] Christ have mercy,
[Men] Our leader is a golden calf
[Verse 3: mezzo piano]
[Choir] Κύριε ἐλέησον!
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we corrupt innocence.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we don’t care.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we whitewash our wrongs.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we spread hate.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] For we afflict the vulnerable.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!,
[Women] For we loath learning.
[Men] Lord, have mercy!
[Women] We say you’re on our side.
[Everyone] while we continue to deny you in all our deeds.
[Outro: forte and back to pianissimo]
[Choir: dramatically as if crying and screaming in our self-inflicted demise]
Κύριε, ἐλέησον!
Χρηστέ, ἐλέησον!
Κύριε, ἐλέησον!
Lyrics, Bill Graham
