Chapter III
Shows the preparation required of him who wills to receive the Holy Sacrament. WHEN he is about to receive the Holy Sacrament, Given to us from God Himself, Whence lives in him the Body of Our Lord, Rightly honoured above and beyond all else, Every good man shall enter into the Presence of Christ, Opening his inmost heart before the Eternal Truth; And shall examine himself, looking well into his life; And weighing his worth and actions. Then will he cry from the depths of a grieving heart; and say: "Be pitiful to me, everlasting Love; Deep is my sorrow. I have sinned and done amiss from my childhood, And have wasted all my opportunity. Be merciful to me, O Lord, Who are full of mercy; I am not worthy that You should come to me. I have altogether lived in sin; And nevermore shall I be healed, Unless Your gentle Mouth shall comfort me, And speak the Word of Consolation, That comes out of Your Holy Hill."