You have the riches of mercy, O publicans and sinners, and you have called the unbelievers, O Jesus; Do not despise me today, who is like them, but, like a valuable ointment, accept this song:
Jesus, invincible power;
Jesus, endless mercy.
Jesus, most radiant beauty;
Jesus, love unspeakable.
Jesus, Son of the Living God;
Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Jesus, hear me when I was conceived in iniquity;
Jesus, cleanse me from the sins of the one I was born.
Jesus, teach me what is unnecessary;
Jesus, lighten the dark for me.
Jesus, cleanse me from the filth;
Jesus, lift me up as a prodigal.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Christ in the house of the publican Matthew Levi (Luke 5:27-32).