Belshazzar's Feast: IV. "Babylon Was a Great City"
Sir Colin Davis, Peter Coleman-Wright, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
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Babylon was a great city
Her merchandise was of gold and silver
Of precious stones, of pearls, of fine linen
Of purple, silk, and scarlet
All manner of vessels of ivory
All manner of vessels of most precious wood
Of brass, iron, and marble
Cinnamon, odours, and ointments
Of frankincense, wine, and oil
Fine flour, wheat, and beasts
Sheep, horses, chariots, slaves
And the souls of men
In Babylon
Belshazzar the king
Made a feast
Made a feast to a thousand of his lords
And drank wine with them
Belshazzar
As he takes the wine
Commandeth
To bring the gold and silver vessels
In the golden vessels
Which his father
Nebuchadnezzar
Had taken out of the temple
That was in Jerusalem
He commanded us to bring
The golden vessels
From the temple
Out of the garden
That the king his princess
Would find
And his concubines might drink
When the king commanded us
King commanded us
We gave the wine
We gave the wine with incense
Incense
And all kinds of music
All kinds of music
They drank wine again
Yea, drank from the sacred vessels
And then spake
Then spake the king