The Handwriting on the Wall

1At 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 reveled in the royal palace hall,
They were seized with consternation, 'twas the Hand upon the wall.

Refrain'Tis the hand of God upon the wall!
Finished, finished, finished, shall be the kingdom, mighty and tall!
Is the hand of God writing on the palace wall?

2See 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.

3See the faith of God's servant, how he trusted in his Lord;
Though the den of hungry lions was his portion and reward,
He was faithful to his Master, and would answer to his call,
And despised the king's commandment, and the Hand upon the wall.

4In this holy Book recorded, there are warnings for us all,
Of the secret of sin might, in the balance; it has turned the scale; yet the, understand the
readers – all shall come to judgment, all shall answer to their call,
When the Sinner's condemnation shall be the Hand upon the wall.