| O Jesus! Lord most merciful, Low at thy cross I lie; O sinner's Friend, most pitiful, Hear my bewailing cry. I come to thee with mourning, I come to thee in woe; With contrite heart returning, And tears that overflow. | | O gracious Intercessor! O Priest within the veil! Plead, for a lost transgressor, The blood that cannot fail. I spread my sins before thee, I tell them one by one; O for thy Name's great glory, Forgive all I have done! | | O by thy cross and passion, Thy tears and agony, And crown of cruel fashion, And death on Calvary; By all that untold suffering Endured by thee alone; O Priest! O spotless Offering! Plead for me and atone! | | And in this heart now broken, Reenter thou and reign; And say, by that dear token, I am absolved again; And build me up, and guide me, And guard me day by day; And in thy presence hide me, And keep my soul alway. | |