Preghiera - Francesco Paolo Tosti

Allison Keeport, soprano
Sarah Jenks, piano

Translation:
My thoughts are full of doubt and pain
Help me, Lord, with your ray of faith.
Lift off the weight that drags my mind to mud.
To you I sigh and cry out,
I entrust myself to you!

You know the things that eat away at me,
Like a candle eats the wax,
Like the sun eats the snow.
My soul yearns to take shelter in your arms!
Oh God, break the bonds that stop me from running to you!
Lord, have mercy!

Poetic translation: Allison Keeport