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CLXXXVI. Belshazzar, or the sinner trembling

1 Poor sinners! little do they think
With whom they have to do!
But stand securely on the brink
Of everlasting woe.

2 Chaldea's king profanely bold,
The Lord of Hosts defy'd.
But vengeance soon his boasts control'd,
And humbled all his pride.

3 He saw a hand upon the wall,
(And trembled on his throne)
Which wrote his sudden dreadful fall
In characters unknown.

4 See him o'erwhelm'd with deep distress!
His eyes with anguish roll;
His looks and loosen'd joints express
The terrors of his soul.

5 His pomp, and music, guests and wine,
No more delight afford.
O sinners, e'er this ease be thine,
Begin to seek the Lord.

6 The law like this hand writing stands,
And speaks the wrath of God;
But Jesus answers its demands,
And cancels it with blood.

Text Information

• First Line: Poor sinners! little do they think
• Title: Belshazzar, or the sinner trembling
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Daniel 5:5-6
• Topic: Sinner: Trembling

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