Before I Die
A convert's prayer.
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A Convert's Prayer
I drag my feet to your altar
weary uneven steps shuffling
my arthritis is really a pain.
I kneel on one knee
before your image I do homage
O Virgin, most pure, undefiled.
Just a poor wretch am I
with years of sin behind me
listen to my prayer.
Help me find rest for my weary feet
Let this lost soul find home at last
Under your mantle I seek protection
Hide me from your Son's wrath.
Come Judgment day
remember me.
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On July 23, 2001, an escaped convict was found dead in a little chapel not far from Manila. He died of a heart attack. An altar boy found him huddled in front of a small image of Our Lady of Peace. No one knows his last words.
I drag my feet to your altar
weary uneven steps shuffling
my arthritis is really a pain.
I kneel on one knee
before your image I do homage
O Virgin, most pure, undefiled.
Just a poor wretch am I
with years of sin behind me
listen to my prayer.
Help me find rest for my weary feet
Let this lost soul find home at last
Under your mantle I seek protection
Hide me from your Son's wrath.
Come Judgment day
remember me.
*******************
On July 23, 2001, an escaped convict was found dead in a little chapel not far from Manila. He died of a heart attack. An altar boy found him huddled in front of a small image of Our Lady of Peace. No one knows his last words.