Babylon Lyrics

I saw an angel coming down from heaven

He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor

With a mighty voice he shouted, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great

She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit

For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries

The kings of the earth committed adultery with her

And the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries"

"Fallen is Babylon! Fallen is Babylon"

Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said

"With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again

The music of harpists and musicians, will never be heard in you again

No workman of any trade will ever be found in you again

The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again

The light of a lamp will never shine in you again

The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again"

"Fallen is Babylon! Fallen is Babylon!"

"Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are his judgments

He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries

Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever"