Help, Lord, the souls which Thou hast made, + 

The souls to Thee so dear, + 

In prison for the debt unpaid + 

Of sins committed here. + 

Those holy souls, they suffer on, + 

Resign’d in heart and will, + 

Until Thy high behest is done, + 

And justice has its fill. + 

For daily falls, for pardon’d crime, + 

They joy to undergo + 

The shadow of Thy cross sublime, + 

The remnant of Thy woe. + 

Help, Lord, the souls which Thou hast made, + 

The souls to Thee so dear, + 

In prison for the debt unpaid + 

Of sins committed here. + 

Oh, by their patience of delay, + 

Their hope amid their pain, + 

Their sacred zeal to burn away + 

Disfigurement and stain; + 

Oh, by their fire of love, not less + 

In keenness than the flame, + 

Oh, by their very helplessness, + 

Oh, by Thy own great Name, + 

Good Jesu, help! sweet Jesu, aid + 

The souls to Thee most dear, + 

In prison for the debt unpaid + 

Of sins committed here. + 