O what an hour and fearful day shall that be,
when the Judge shall sit upon His fearsome throne!
Books will be opened, deeds will be checked,
and the hidden works of darkness will be made public.
Angels speed about, gathering all the nations.
Come, hearken, kings and rulers,
slaves and freemen,
sinners and righteous,
rich men and paupers,
He is coming who is about to judge the whole world;
and who shall bear His countenance,
when angels are at hand to accuse your acts,
your thoughts,
your desires,
be they of day or night?
O what an hour that shall be!
But before the end arrives,
O soul, make haste to cry,
“O God, convert me,
save me as You alone are compassionate.”
—Orthodox Hymn for the Sunday of the Last Judgement
Like
He knows who butters his bread!
>