The Handwriting On The Wall chords by
Dorothy Love Coates
The Original Gospel Harmonettes 
Key: F major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The king was drinking wine
from the holy vessel
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When his name was called
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And King Belshazzar saw his hand
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Riding on
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Well, oh Derbe couldn't ease,
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and his son, El -Shaz,
Ruled the Babylonian Empire,
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and they had planned to reign forever.
Their captive slaves
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that refused to worship,
Their lives was made miserable,
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and their way was sure made wrong.
But there was three Hebrew
boys among them,
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Shadrach, Meshach,
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and Abednego.
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And the Babylonian out of the boys
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refused to glorify.
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They put him in a furnished field
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with a hot flaming fire
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But my God walked in
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and took the heat out of the flame
The miracle that was performed
in Babylon that day
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Have not yet been explained
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Abdim
Never could ease a downfall
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And his son, Belshazzar
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Lighting up the wall
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By this time they were frightened
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Staring at the wall saying Look King
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Oh, look, King
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By this time,
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even Belshed was frightened
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And said in a whispering
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Somebody go get Daniel
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And tell him to read the handwriting
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Oh, this one
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Well, the messenger brought Daniel
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A prophet tried and true
The king said Daniel
will you read it and please
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All robed and white
And he began to interpret the message
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It shook up Babylon that night
Belshazzar
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Your kingdom is at hand
Your wicked selfishness, Belshazzar
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Now my God's gonna
give another king
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An d in the next approaching hour,
God's going to take this
throne away from you
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I know you want to get right,
Belshazzar,
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but I'm sorry you waited too late.
Cyrus and his army
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is just outside your gate.
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Daniel predicted their
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shares would downfall,
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as he read and
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Writing on the wall,
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he read the hand.
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Writing on the wall,
the hand.
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