O Thou who didst make glad a great sinner with unexpected joy, and didst accept his tearful repentance, And who dost entreat unexpected mercy from thy Son and God, Mercifully receive also my tearful sighing and the sorrowful cry of my heart. Still Thou the thoughts, calm thou the disturbance, And fill with quiet joy the heart that cries from the depths. Rejoice, O unexpected joy of my soul.
