Tune: St Helen
('Lord of lords and King eternal')
Revelation 16 v.17-21
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Seventh angel's vial out poured
Great voice from Temple assured
Saying, It is done, voice from throne
In heaven, God's reign is shown
Voices, thunders, earthquake, lightnings
Judgements on peoples He brings
Great earthquake such as was not seen
Since race of mankind had been
So mighty and so great, shaking
The earth, awesome everything
Great city divided in three
Cities of nations fell, see
Babylon did God remember
It His fierce wrath did incur
City of evil now punished
All in it shall be banished
And every island fled away
And mounts vanished in that day
There fell upon men a great hail
It was strong and did prevail
From heaven it rained on them, [hail] stones
Weighing talent* each, pains, groans
Men blasphemed God for exceeding
Great was the plague He did bring
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* talent - in weight = over 25kg, or over 50lbs
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: February 5th, 2021 03:21
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.7.8.7.8.7. metre. It's 'the end' in these series of sevens - seals, trumpets, vials/bowls.
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments2
Good read Orchi.
Thanks Jerry. I never seen a 50lb hailstone - or not yet!
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold.
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