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Jesu pie, quod sum causa tuae viae, ne me perdas illa die. Quaerens me sedisti
lassus, redemisti crucem passus; tantus labor non sit cassus. Juste judex ultionis, donum
fac remissionis ante diem rationis. Ingemisco tanquam reus, culpa rubet vultus meus;
supplicanti parce Deus. Qui Mariam absolvisti, et latronem exaudisti, mihi quoque spem
dedisti. Preces meae non sum dignae, sed tu, bonus, fac benigne, ne perenni cremer igne.
Inter oves locum praesta, et ab hoedis me sequestra, statuens in parte dextra. |
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Remember,
blessed Jesus, That I am the cause of Thy pilgrimage, Do not forsake me on that day.
Seeking me Thou didst sit down weary, Thou didst redeem me, suffering death on the cross.
Let not such toil be in vain. Just and avenging Judge, Grant remission Before the day of
reckoning. I groan like a guilty man. Guilt reddens my face. Spare a suppliant, O God.
Thou who didst absolve Mary Magdalene And didst hearken to the thief, To me also hast Thou
given hope. My prayers are not worthy, But Thou in Thy merciful goodness grant That I burn
not in everlasting fire. Place me among Thy sheep And separate me from the goats, Setting
me on Thy right hand. |
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