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I will remember, merciful JesusRecordare, Jesu pie
That I am the reason for your journeyQuod sum causa tuae viae
Do not lose me on that dayNe me perdas illa die
Seeking me, you sat down tiredQuaerens me, sedisti lassus
You redeemed me, suffering on the crossRedemisti crucem passus
May such great effort not be in vainTantus labor non sit cassus
Just judge of vengeanceJuste judex ultionis
Grant me the gift of remissionDonum fac remissionis
Before the day of reckoningAnte diem rationis
I groan as one guiltyIngemisco tamquam reus
My face blushes with guiltCulpa rubet vultus meus
To the supplicant, spare, O GodSupplicanti parce, Deus
You who absolved MaryQui Mariam absolvisti
And listened to the thiefEt latronem exaudisti
You have also given me hopeMihi quoque spem dedisti
My prayers are not worthyPreces meae non sunt dignae
But be kind, O good oneSed tu bonus fac benigne
Lest I burn in eternal fireNe perenni cremer igne
Place me among the sheepInter oves locum praesta
And separate me from the goatsEt ab haedis me sequestra
Setting me on your right sideStatuens in parte dextra