Why Do I Sin Again?

Why do I sin again and again,
Proving I’m lowest among men,
Why do I that which I hate,
Constantly taking the bate,
Thrown out by the deceiver,
Why do I choose to be the receiver,
Why do I take the line,
Why do I allow flesh to dine,
Upon this pernicious poison dish,
He has me by the gills like a dying fish,
Lord please cut me free,
Help me to be,
Set free from this sin,
Help me to never do it again,
I want to do,
The right and true,
I never again want to harm,
Another by taking these false charms,
I only wish to show You,
And Your daughter in all I do,
A pure, holy, sanctified love,
In a circle of beneficence from above,
Never more in sin to defer,
But only purest love to You and to her.
Forgive me my princess, and You my King,
Forgive once more this wretched thing,
May I prove I prove in time to be,
Worthy of all the faith placed in me.