“When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
- St Matthew 25:31-46
Lyrics, as sung by Joaquín Díaz:
Pecador contempla el día final
en que han de dar cuenta los hijos de Adán.
En un verde valle que es de Josefat
envuelto en pavesas, el mundo verás.
Acabado el mundo, debes contemplar
que el cuerpo y el alma su unión buscarán.
Llamará Dios a Juicio a todo ser racional
para que den cuenta del modo de obrar.
Dime, pecador si en gracia no estás
cuando Dios te llama a su tribunal.
Tu seno de culpas allí se verá
y aun las más ocultas, patentes serán.
Tu ángel de la guarda, allí te acusará
y María Santísima no te amparará.
Allí el Juez severo gran cargo te hará
de tu mala vida, tú responderás.
No habrá allí disculpas, ni se admitirán
descargos a nadie de su mal obrar.
Dime, miserable, ¿de quién te valdrás
si allí al más justo, temblar le verás?
Llorad vuestras faltas gemid y clamad
que si grave es la culpa el infierno es más.
Es píldora amarga, dorado disfraz
que se vende como azúcar siendo rejalgar.
Es serpiente astuta, dragón infernal
basilisco que mata con solo mirar.