'On Judgment Day'

I present the lyrics of one of Randy Stonehill's most powerful songs, On Judgment Day, for the edification of Pat Robertson and all who think that Haiti's tragedies justify their spiritual superiority complexes.

Judgment Day

In the slums of Port-au-Prince
When the rain comes pouring down
The homeless people sleep on the
muddy ground
And the children die so young
'Cause there's not enough to eat
When their only food is the garbage
They have found

Chorus
I just can't get their faces
Out of my mind
No matter how hard I try
And I realize I must never forget
There, but for fortune, go you and I
I just couldn't believe my eyes
And I wanted to cry out loud
Can't you see there will be
A terrible price to pay
On Judgment Day

The cruise ships painted white
Are anchored in the bay
The tourists fill their plates from the
lunch buffet
And the people on the shore
Gazing up like silent ghosts
Are doomed within a life
That is worlds away

Chorus
I just can't get their faces
Out of my mind
No matter how hard I try
And I realize I must never forget
There, but for fortune, go you and I
I just couldn't believe my eyes
And I wanted to cry out loud
Can't you see there will be
A terrible price to pay
On Judgment Day

Written and composed by Randy Stonehill
© 1985 Word Music (a division of Word,
Inc.) and Stonehillian Music (ASCAP)

When others face misfortune, our call as Christians is to help them. See here and here.

Here is a good organization that will provide help to the Haitian people.