THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL Lyrics

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 reveled

In the royal palace hall

They were seized with consternation

'Twas the Hand upon the wall

'Tis the hand of God on the wall

Shall the record be found wanting

Or shall it be found trusting

While that hand is writing on the wall

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

The hand of God on the wall

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

He understood the writing

Of his God upon the wall

So our deeds are recorded there's a hand that's writing now

Sinner, give your heart to Jesus to his royal mandates bow

For the day is approaching

It must come to one and all

When the sinners' condemnation

Will be written on the wall

'Tis the hand of God on the wall

Shall the record be found wanting

Or shall it be found trusting

While that hand is writing on the wall

The hand of God on the wall

The hand of God on the wall