At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords, While they drank from golden vessels, as the Book of Truth records : In the night, as they revelled in the royal palace hall, They were seized with consternation -----'twas the Hand upon the wall !
âTis the hand of God on the wall ! . . . 'Tis the hand of God on the wall . . . Shall the record be----" Found wanting ! " Or shall it be---- âFound trusting ! " While that hand is writing on the wall ? . . .
2. See the brave captive, Daniel, as he stood before the throng, And rebuked the haughty monarch for his mighty deeds of wrong ; As he read out the writing-----'twas the doom of one and all, For the kingdom now was finished---- said the Hand upon the wall !
3. See the faith, zeal, and courage, that would dare to do the right, Which the Spirit gave to Daniel---- 'twas the secret of his might ; In his home in Judea, or a captive in the hall, [upon the wall ! He understood the writing of his God
4. So our deeds are recorded-----there's a Hand that's writing now : Sinner, give your heart to Jesus---- to His royal mandate bow ; For the day is approaching ââ¬â it must come to one and all, When the sinner's condemnation will be written on the wall !