The Last Judgement
	Jesus Reviews His Life

3 DEVIL:
He shall do right to foe and friend,
For now shall all the truth be sought.
All sullied souls, with us he'll send -
To endless pain they shall be brought!

JESUS:
Every creature, take intent,
What message now to you I bring:
This woeful world away is went,
And I have come as new-crowned king.
My heavenly father has me sent,
To deem your deeds, and make ending.
Now comes the day of your judgement:
Of sorrow may all the sinful sing.

The day is come of wretchedness,
And care, for those who are unclean;
The day of bale and bitterness -
Full long abiding it has been.
The day of dread, for great and less;
Of trembling, trouble and of spleen,
When every soul in sinfulness,
Must say, alas - the day is seen!

Here you may see my wounds so wide
Which I received for your misdeed.
Through heart and head, foot, hand and hide;
Not for my guilt, but for your need.
Behold my body, back and side,
How dead I bought you. I agreed
These bitter pains I would abide;
To buy your bliss, thus would I bleed.

Without a crime, they scourged me still -
Like common thief, with taunt and threat.
On cross they hanged me, on a hill;
With crown of thorns thrust on my head.
Beaten bloody, bleeding still,
This spear into my side they set;
My heart-blood, they spared not to spill.
Man - for love of you I did not let.

The Jews spat on me spitefully
They spared me no more than a thief
When they struck me I stood right still
Against those men, I showed no grief
Behold mankind, this same is me
For you I suffered such mischief
Thus was I treated for your folly
So dear to me were you: believe.

This was all done, your sorrows to slake;
Man, it behooved you to saved to be.
No retribution did I ever take;
I suffered it all, for the love of thee.
Mankind, sore ought you to quake,
This dreadful day, this sight to see.
All this I suffered for your sake.
Say man, what suffered you for me?

The Last Judgement