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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, |
