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PRAYERS AT MASS
O'erwhelmed, oppressed with doubts and fears, Ingemisco tanquam reus,
Their load my soul in anguish bears: Culpa rubet vultus meus,
I sigh, I weep—accept my tears. Supplicanti parce, Deus.
Thou, who wert moved at Mary’s grief, Qui Mariam absolvisti,
Who didst absolve the dying thief, Et latronem exaudisti,
Dost bid me hope, O grant relief. Mihi quoque spem dedisti.
Reject not my unworthy prayer, Preces meæ non sunt dignæ,
Preserve me from the dangerous snare, Sed tu bonus fac beninge,
Which death and gaping hell prepare. Ne perenni cremer igne.
Give my immortal soul a place Inter oves locum præsta,
Among thy chosen right-hand race. Et ab hædis me sequestra,
The sons of God and heirs of grace. Statuens in parte dextra.
From that insatiate abyss, Confutatis maledictis,
Where flames devour and serpents hiss, Flammis acribus addictis,
Deliver me, and raise to bliss. Voca me cum benedictis.
Prostrate my contrite heart I rend, Oro supplex et acclinis,
My God, my father, and my friend, Cor contritum quasi cinis,