How long shall I wait in weakness, my God?
How long shall the brokenness of sin
haunt my shadow, my LORD?
I live in wait and suffer to offend
Thou Whom I love
by my sins.
O forsake me not, my God,
and have mercy on my poor soul!
O my Savior, save me -
O my Jesus, deliver me.
And so I weep with scornful tears
at my failures before thee,
O Mother of my God!
For numerous are my offenses
and before me my sins persist
like dark tomorrows.
O Mary Ever Virgin,
and Ever Chaste Queen,
though doubts rise and hopes fall,
I will cling to you!
O my Savior, save me -
O my Jesus, deliver me.
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