[Jesus the sinner's friend, to thee.]

1 HOODS Yeesey carrey'n peccagh treih,
Ta m'annym rooisht son fastee roie ;
Jeh'n seihll, as peccah ta mee skee ;
Gow stiagh gys foayr, as gerjagh mee.

2 Lesh peccah ta my annym ching ;
Agh jean uss chymmey y ghoaill jeem;
Ta faagit mooie fo deyrey baaish,
Gys ne'oo sauail mee liorish grayse.

3 Uss sluight yn ven, slane niartal t'ou,
Tar as jean broo kione yn ard-nieu
As jean dy chooilley noid y stroie,
Ta ayns my annym girree dt'oi.

4 Agh jean my chree's dy slane ordrail,
Er son dy hiarable hene chiarail !
Gow'n reiltys ayn, as magh ass steen,
Jean cur er-sooyl dagh nhee neu-ghlen.

5 Son ta mee eig'nit dy ghoaill-rish,
Dy nee oo hene, sheign glenney mish ;
Seose hood nee'm cur dy chooilley nhee
Ta lheid yn obbyr feen jeh Jee.

6 Cre nee'm dy bee oo dou foayroil ?
T'ou graih, agh ta mish slane peccoil
Er-lhimmey shoh, cha vel aym saase
Deyrit, agh hur oo son aym baase.