The Handwriting on the Wall

1At the feast of Bel shaz zar and a thous and of his lords,
While they drank from gold en ves sels, as the Book of Truth re cords,
In the night as they re vel'd in the roy al pal ace hall,
They were seized with con ster na tion — 'twas the Hand up on the wall.

Refrain'Tis the hand of God on the wall! 'Tis the hand of God on the wall!
Shall the rec ord be 'Found want ing,' or shall it be 'Found trust ing,'
While that hand is on the wall?

2See the brave cap tains and war riors, how they fal ter at the sight,
See the might y men of val or, and the no ble men of might;
All their cour age had de part ed, for no war rior, brave and tall,
Dared to face the fright ful mes sage — 'twas the Hand up on the wall.

3On the wall the fin gers wrote it, in the pres ence of them all;
Soon the right eous God will smite us, is the warn ing on the wall.