*Vicissitudes - changes of circumstances, especially
of conditions or fortunes
Fits tune: Es Ist Ein Ros = Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
('A great and mighty wonder')
Revelation Chapter 16 part
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1. A great voice from the Temple
God did His angels call
To pour out vials of wrath sure
His judgements right and pure
Chorus
Seven angels mission
Obeying the holy one
Father, Spirit, and Son
2. First vial upon the earth poured
Caused noisome, grievous sore
On those who had mark of beast
Worshippers, great and least - Chorus
3. Second angel poured on sea
Sea became as blood, see
As the blood of a dead man
All died, none lived, could, can - Chorus
4. Third angel reached the rivers
Fountains, floods, and waters
They too turned into blood red
Undrinkable, quite dead - Chorus
5. Fourth angel turned to the sun
It burnt, scorched every one
But they changed not, no repent
Blasphemed Him, no relent - Chorus
6. Fifth angel to beast's seat sent
To beast's kingdom he went
Kingdom then turned to darkness
Pain, torment, godlessness - Chorus
7. Sixth angel to Euphrates
Great river, dried, for this
To prepare God's great battle
His battle called, final - Chorus
8. Seventh angel poured in air
Hearken, great voice from there
Saying, 'It is done', so be
Awesome sights now to see - Chorus
9. Voices, thunders and lightnings
Great earthquake 'midst all things
Babylon, city evil
Drinks God's fierce wrath, does fall - Chorus
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: June 1st, 2017 08:47
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem with unseasonal Christmas tune! But not a Christmassy theme. 76 76 metre for verses; 676 metre for chorus.
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oops maybe a 'repeat' poem this one!
Thanks STEVEN ~ A very beautiful Hymn ~ almost thou persuadist me to be an Anglican ~ Robed Choirs and all that Jazz ! I have been in a Robed Choir ~ but the uniformity led to conformity and we produced a very balanced SOUND ! Loved the PEOM on the Seven Vials from Revelation 16. Just as the BIBLE begins with an awesome book GENESIS so it ends with one REVELATION. Because it is the WORD of GOD it begins and ends in Heaven. I don't attempt to understand the Book of Revelation ~ I just enjoy it ! Thanks for caring BRIAN
Thanks B. The robed choir seemed the best clip to choose from for the hymn. I aim to include actual people in clips where I can!
"Noisome grievous sore"---great.
Thanks A. I've based this on verses from the Authorised/king James Version. I'm not sure how a sore can be 'noisy'. Maybe it's in the noise, groans, etc of aches and pains, but here it's in a sense of retribution. Not to start on: Why suffering? We would be here all day and night in discussion!
Great write ochidee . Has me in a daze thinking about everything Bible .
Thanks S. Ahh yes, in the book of Revelation there's images, beasties, visions, etc. Could set our head spinning!
The Revelations come to us all. Good write.
Thanks G.
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