"Lord help my poor soul" were the last words he spoke.

It might even help my soul, if I had one.

I've got his note as 'Lord help my poor soul.

According to testimony in books, Chemamull helped the deceased's soul reunite with its ancestors.

May God and God's mother help his soul.

"It would be merciful to help his poor soul through the gates of Paradise."

May God well help his soul.

Some sources say Poe's final words were "Lord help my poor soul."

What word of grace in such a place Could help a brother's soul?

So in the frenzy of the moment, he tries to help his soul to paradise.