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The Book of Common Prayer · 1549

Morning Prayer

We have left undone those thing which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is a solemn admission of failure, acknowledging both the good left undone and the wrong committed, ending with a plain confession that there is no soundness left within. The rhythm builds through repetition, moving from omission to action to a final, humble surrender.

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