Belshazzar Lyrics - The Greatest: Gospel Songs - Johnny Cash

Well the Bible tells about a man 

Who ruled Babylon and all it's land 

Around the city he built a wall 

And declared that Babylon would never fall 

He had concubines and wives 

He called his Babylon "Paradise" 

Upon his throne he drank and ate 

But for Belshazzer it was getting late 

For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting 

His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand 

He was weighed in the balance and found wanting 

His houses were built upon the sand 

Well the people feast and drank their wine 

And praised the false gods of his time 

All holy things were scorned and mocked 

Suddenly all their mocking stopped 

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On the wall there appeared a hand 

Nothing else, there was no man 

In blood the hand began to write 

And Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright 

For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting 

His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand 

He was weighed in the balance and found wanting 

His houses were built upon the sand 

Well no one around could understand 

What was written by the mystic hand 

Belshazzar tried but couldn't find 

A man who could give him piece of mind 

Daniel the prophet, a man of God 

He saw the writing on the wall in blood 

Belshazzar asked him what it said 

And Daniel turned to the wall and read 

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"My friend you're weighed in the balance and found wanting 

Your kingdom is divided, it can't stand 

You are weighed in the balance and found wanting 

Your houses are built upon the sand"