a river of tears

"Is. xxii. It is the day of slaughter, and of treading down, and of weeping to the Lord God of hosts."


"There is in hell a sound like that of many waters. It is as if all the rivers and oceans of the world were pouring themselves with a great splash down on the floor of hell. It is then really the sound of waters? It is. Are the rivers and oceans of the earth pouring themselves into hell? No. What is it then? It is the sound of oceans of tears running from the countless millions of eyes. They cry night and day. They cry forever and ever. They cry because the sulfurous smoke torments their eyes. They cry because they are in darkness. They cry because they have lost the beautiful heaven. They cry because the sharp fire burns them."

"Little child, it is better to cry one tear of repentance now than to cry millions of tears in hell."

from The Sight of Hell by Fr. John Furniss