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13. Once upon a time a poor man

Once upon a time one poor man
Was once in grief, like Christ on the sand *
Whereever I go, all is misfortune *
Whenever I get up, all is grief *
Here now I leave the world, I will go to a monastery *
There will I live, I will serve God *
I will serve God, to have my body shriven *
And once my body's shriven, all my bones will be dry *
And once all my bones are dry I will get into my coffin *
In my coffin, I will anoint myself with myrrh *
Anointed with myrrh, I will command my bones *
Lie down bones, lie down and do not move *
Lie down and do not move for a terrible Judge awaits you *
When the terrible Judge comes he will find a place for all bones *
For righteous souls a Serene Paradise *
For sinful souls an eternal torment *
A Torment eternal and infinite

* Repeat twice

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from The Oktay Ensemble - That We Shoulild Build - Spiritual Poems (SKMR​-​082), track released June 10, 2010

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