Tavener: The Bridegroom (I) (english subtitles)

Thy Bridal Chamber I see adorned, O my Savior, And I have no wedding garment that I may enter there, O Giver of Light, enlighten the vesture of my soul And save me. Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight, And blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching, And again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, Lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. But rouse yourself cry
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