19The angel said: This is the world;
It would have been to ashes hurled,
Had not Christ shed His blood so free
To cleanse the world and ransom thee.
20Although He died He lives again,
And with His Father now doth reign;
At His right hand He sits on high
And lives to all eternity.
21He'll come again to judge the world;
The wicked ones they shall be hurled
Into the pit of discontent,
Where wicked fiends they do torment.
22The righteous need not fear to die
For they shall be with Christ on high;
Although afflicted here on earth,
They will be happy after death.
23Then by the hand he did me take,
And said: Poor drowsy soul, awake!
Being awakened from my sleep,
My heart was full; then I did weep.
24To think my Christ so patiently
Did undergo such misery;
To free lost sinners from the grave
He shed His blood the world to save.
25I hope this dream is for my good.
Lord Jesus with Thy precious blood
Wash all my heinous sins away
And make me fit for the last day.
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