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