Angel of Death 1839-The Crown

[ti:Angel Of Death 1839] [ar:The Crown] [al:Doomsday King] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Angel of Death 1839 - The Crown [00:12.06]Your children Adam's of earth forgotten [00:13.97] [00:16.78]Who unto earth shall again return [00:18.86] [00:21.42]You are my own be it not forgotten [00:23.94]I am the penalty sin did earn [00:26.17]O man time's guest [00:27.43]With my grasp I reach thee [00:28.69]From east to west [00:29.45]And by voices teach thee [00:30.89]With scripture's word in the master's name [00:33.14]From air and water earth and flame [00:35.42]You build and dwell [00:36.51]Like the sparrows building [00:37.71]In sunny summer [00:38.81]Their fragile nest [00:39.70] [00:40.34]Securely feeling [00:41.18]In shady shielding [00:42.35]They sing so joyful in happy rest [00:44.75]But sudden gust [00:45.85]Of the tempest shatters [00:47.16]The tiny crust [00:48.20]Of their nest in tatters [00:49.58]The merry song [00:50.48]Heard so short before [00:51.70]With grief is silenced forevermore [00:53.78] [00:54.30]Like pigeons [00:55.24]Coming in anxious calling [00:56.41]You sigh for morn [00:57.60]With today not through [00:58.95]When unbethought [00:59.87]Like a trap door falling [01:01.20]The earth unlocked itself for you [01:03.65]You disappear [01:04.68]Where no light is nearing [01:05.94]Soon memory dear [01:06.96]Is no more endearing [01:08.32]And new lit moon [01:09.04]From it's silvered sky [01:10.57]Again sees others arrive and fly [01:12.89]In circling dances so lightly swinging [01:15.09]You follow wildly amusement's thread [01:17.56]With myrtle blooming and music ringing [01:19.91]But solemn I on the threshold tread [01:22.40]The dance is shocked [01:23.53]And the clang is wailing [01:24.74]The wreath is wrecked [01:25.82]And the bride is paling [01:27.18]The end of splendor [01:28.17]And joy and might [01:29.21]Is only sorrow [01:30.31]Tears and blight [01:31.62]I am the mighty [01:32.73]Who has the power [01:33.94]Till yet a mightier shall appear [01:36.40]In deepest pit [01:37.37]On the highest tower [01:38.65]My chilling spirit is ever near [01:41.06]Those plagues of night [01:42.07]And of desolation [01:43.32]Whose breath of blight [01:44.44]May annul a nation [01:45.68]They slay the victims [01:46.84]Which I select [01:47.78]Whom shield and armor [01:49.03]Cannot protect [01:50.09]I wrap the wing round [01:51.51]The polar tempest [01:52.59]And calm the waves [01:53.72]Ere they reach the strand [01:55.12]I crush the schemes [01:56.22]On dynastic conquest [01:57.43]And wrench the club [01:58.56]From the tyrant's hand [01:59.81]I erase chase [02:00.80]Like the hour just passing [02:02.11]And race on race [02:03.14]With their works amassing [02:04.36]Like heaving waves [02:05.36]In my footsteps flow [02:06.57]Till last no ripples [02:07.83]Their murmur show [02:09.04]'Gainst me in vain [02:10.30]Are you wit and letters [02:11.57]'Gainst me nor weapons [02:12.70]Nor arts prevail [02:13.91]I freedom give to the slave in letters [02:16.20]His ruler's will I in irons nail [02:18.63]I lead the battle [02:19.68]And armies tumble [02:20.80]Like slaughtered cattle [02:21.88]While cannons rumble [02:23.09]And never rise from their sudden fall [02:25.33]Until alarmed by the judgment call [02:27.94]I wave my hand and [02:29.09]With whirlwinds sweeping [02:30.25]All life on earth to that place doth fly [02:32.62]Where not a sound to the ear is creeping [02:35.09]Where not a tongue moves to make reply [02:37.45]My foot meanders [02:38.44]And kings and heroes [02:39.60]And princes lofty in might and lust [02:41.86]Are all transformed to a handful dust [02:44.29]Then search with rigor [02:45.43]Your mind's desire [02:46.50]Then probe in terror [02:47.72]Your soul's intent [02:48.80]With hands and hearts [02:50.03]Clean and pure aspire [02:51.22]To him who knows what [02:52.54]Within you meant [02:53.55]Yet thither mortals [02:54.66]Your way is wending [02:55.85]Where on the portals [02:57.04]Till time be ending [02:58.20]There stands this sentence [02:59.39]Without reprieve [03:00.55]Here all shall enter [03:01.81]And none shall leave [03:03.00]Then wiped away [03:04.04]Are all tears forever [03:05.26]All wounds removed [03:06.43]By the healing hand [03:07.65]And midst corpses and heirs I never [03:09.97]With torch inverted [03:11.06]And quenched shall stand [03:12.33]In darkness rife [03:13.41]But the torch upturning [03:14.69]By flames of life [03:15.89]I restore its burning [03:17.13]And the Seraphic [03:18.21]With you unite [03:19.30]In songs of praise [03:20.51]At the throne of light [03:21.68] [03:23.98]Die