Confession Kyrielle For Hearers

If I have uttered blasphemy That you’re the root of the dark tree Light and darkness are twins of might Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I blasphemed the shining Son That death awaits the moon and sun That they are strangers without might Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If my teeth and serpent fingers Harmed the fivefold god who lingers Put animals and plants in plight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I sinned against the elect Though they’re angels without defect We opposed their words from the height Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I in any way harmed life If I put crawling beasts in strife Put life that swims or flies in plight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I’ve done tricks and perjury Harmful gossip and sorcery Sinned with this self, put life in plight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I followed a wolf’s teachings Ignored the wise elect’s preachings And then worshipped the Prince of Night Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If my heart strayed from these four seals From the four gods as ideals Love, faith, fear, wisdom shining bright Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I ignored the ten commands If with my mouth, heart, self, and hands Fell short due to my flesh in plight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If my soul did not sing in prayer My prayers did not fly in pure air The four prayers not said with my might Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! I fail in giving the elect Alms for the angels to collect So the light can’t reach heaven’s height Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I broke the fifty days fast For my greed and distress amassed I forgot the law at twilight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! If I fail to confess and pray To the kind elect each Monday For I was lazy or lost sight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! I failed in the seven Yimkis To fast and celebrate in bliss Failed when the Bema was in sight Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! Each day I make dark thoughts and deeds Each day I grow dark words like weeds Betraying the light of pure white Forgive my sins! Have mercy, Light! Manichaean kyrielle poem based on the "A Confession Prayer for Hearers" in the Manichaean Book of Hymns