Ingemisco tamquam reus

I Groan Like a Criminal

Ingemisco tamquam reus

I groan like a criminalIngemisco tamquam reus
My face is flushed with guiltCulpa rubet vultus meus
Have mercy on me, God, as I plead, as I pleadSupplicanti, supplicanti parce, Deus

You freed MaryQui mariam absolvisti
And heard the thief's cryEt latronem exaudisti
You gave me hope tooMihi quoque spem dedisti
You gave me hope tooMihi quoque spem dedisti

My prayers aren't worthyPreces meae non sunt dignae
But you, good Lord, be kindSed tu bonus fac benigne
Don't let me burn in eternal fireNe perenni cremer igne

Grant me a place among the sheepInter oves locum praesta
And separate me from the goatsEt ab haedis me sequestra
Grant me a place among the sheepInter oves locum praesta
And separate me from the goatsEt ab haedis me sequestra
Setting me, setting me on your right sideStatuens, statuens in parte dextra
And separate me from the goatsEt ab haedis me sequestra
Setting me on your right sideStatuens in parte dextra