True Strength “Ancient of Days"
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Album Lyrics
All Music written by Ryan “The Archangel” Darnell, Chris Lee Alfano and True Strength
Lyrics written by Ryan “The Archangel” Darnell
Lead Guitar Solos written by Takis Koroneos
Album Lyrics
1) Taken to Babylon
In the third year
Of the King of Judah’s reign
He resisted in vain
The Babylonian horde
It was soon clear
Nebuchadnezzar’s rage
For he had been betrayed
When Judah backed Egypt’s king
Amidst great fear
Jehoiakim was hauled away
The Temple now sacked
Its Holy treasures carried back
The royal vizier
Ashpenaz was ordered to bring
Learned noble men
To serve in the court of the king
…In the court of the king!
Taken to Babylon
Far from the Promised Land
Taken to Babylon… away, far away
Taken to Babylon
Far from our homeland
Taken to Babylon…away, far away
6th Century B.C.
Daniel was chosen to serve
Without blemish or blame
He was given a new name
Hananiah
Azariah and Mishael
From Judah they came
All were treated the same
For three years
Instructed in Babylon’s ways
Their reading and tongue
The four learned to say
The king decreed
Provisions of food and wine
From his table assigned
But the men refused to eat
…the men refused to eat
Taken to Babylon
Far from the Promised Land
Taken to Babylon… away, far away
Taken to Babylon
Far from our homeland
Taken to Babylon…away, far away from home…
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No unclean food
Would ever pass through their lips
They refused to sip
And defile themselves with wine
The chief had feared
That the king would have his head
If sickly or dead
The four would be without food
Daniel asked him
To test them all for ten days
Eating vegetables
And only having water to drink
After time passed
Healthier they all appeared
The chief no longer feared
They were presented to the king
…presented to the king
Taken to Babylon
Far from the Promised Land
Taken to Babylon… away, far away
Taken to Babylon
Far from our homeland
Taken to Babylon…away, far away
Taken to Babylon
Far from the Promised Land
Taken to Babylon… away, far away
Taken to Babylon
Far from our homeland
Taken to Babylon…away, far away from home…
2) Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Tossing and turning all through the night, King Nebuchadnezzar’s tormented with dreams.
He called all his servants, sorcerers, and wisemen together so that they could make sense of it all.
Refusing to tell them the details of what he’d seen in his dream to test if they could foresee.
Cries rang out when he made a decree that they would all face death if they couldn’t interpret the dream.
The king’s mind is filled with a vision!
His anger made the decision!
To execute all the wisemen!
For they can’t see the thoughts that are inside him!
The dream of a composite statue!
A head made of gold
A chest made of silver
A torso of bronze
So awesome in appearance!
Legs made of iron
Feet partly iron
And partly baked clay
Behold, a great rock hewn by God!
Made not by a man
Made by God's hand
His Holy One
The statue that stood in the dream
Was struck by the rock
Shattered to pieces
…and windswept away!
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The king’s mind is filled with a vision!
His anger made the decision!
To execute all the wisemen!
For they can’t see the thoughts that are inside him!
The executioner then had arrived, to put to death all the kingdoms’ wise.
After getting a stay, Daniel pled to his friends, to call on the Lord-- to fast and to pray.
He went to the king with what the Lord had unveiled, he stood before him and the dream was revealed.
The king now astonished, gave glory to God, promoted them to rule at his side.
The king’s mind is filled with a vision!
Daniel reversed the king’s decision!
To execute all the wisemen!
Through God alone, he defined them!
The dream of a composite statue!
A head made of gold
A chest made of silver
A torso of bronze
So awesome in appearance!
Legs made of iron
Feet partly iron
And partly baked clay
Behold, a great rock hewn by God!
Made not by a man
Made by God's hand
His Holy One
The statue that stood in the dream
Was struck by the rock
Shattered to pieces
…and windswept away!
3) Thrown into the Fiery Furnace (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego)
King Nebuchadnezzar made a
Golden image that stood so high
Those who refused to bow before it
When the instruments sound will die
Heat the furnace hotter!
Grow the burning flame!
Heat the furnace hotter!
Put them in the flames!
No matter what you say, we will not worship your image of gold!
If you sentence us to death, then so be it, our lives belong to the Lord!
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Refused to bow to the golden image
In his fury, the king sent them to death,
To be burned to ash in the flames
Heat the furnace hotter!
Grow the burning flame!
Another stands in the fire!
Shields them from the flames!
No matter what you say, we will not worship your image of gold!
If you sentence us to death, then so be it, our lives belong to the Lord!
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In his amazement the flames didn’t harm them,
For a Fourth One stood in the fire
The king called to the men in the furnace
To come forth from out of the pyre
Heat the furnace hotter!
Grow the burning flame!
The four stand in the fire!
Untouched by the flames!
No matter what you say, we will not worship your image of gold!
If you sentence us to death, then so be it, our lives belong to the Lord!
No matter what you say, we will not worship your image of gold!
If you sentence us to death, then so be it, our lives belong to the Lord!
4) Seven Years of Madness
The king had another dream
One about a beautiful tree
It was large and touched the sky
And under it, all the wild creatures were fed
Then a holy watchman came
Coming down from Heaven
And he spoke with a booming voice:
‘Cut down the tree, strip the leaves, and scatter the fruit!’
Daniel interpreted the dream
As he had done before
Showing regret, he explained
That the vision was a decree against the king
Driven far from people
Madness for seven years
Daniel begged him to accept his advice:
‘Renounce your sins by doing what is right!’
‘Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven,
let him live with the animals
Among the plants of the earth.
Let his mind be changed from that of a man
Let him be given the mind of a beast,
Until seven years pass for him.
The decision’s announced by the messengers,
The holy ones declare it so!'
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It was twelve months later
The king’s dream came to pass
As he walked the palace rooftop
Boasting from his lips of all he’d done
For seven years he’d lived
Driven far away
Eating grass like an ox
And drenched with the dew from the sky
At the end of that time
The king raised his eyes
Towards the heavens that stood above
His sanity restored, he gave glory to God
He returned to his kingdom
His nobles sought him out
He’d learned a powerful lesson
That those who walk in pride will be brought down!
‘Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven,
let him live with the animals
Among the plants of the earth.
Let his mind be changed from that of a man
Let him be given the mind of a beast,
Until seven years pass for him.
The decision’s announced by the messengers,
The holy ones declare it so!'
5) The Writing on the Wall (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin)
Belshazzar and his nobles were feasting
In his hubris, he and his concubines drank,
From plundered cups from the Holy Temple
In his arrogance, the Lord sealed his fate…
The fingers of a human hand appeared!
Scrawling words upon the plaster wall...
King Belshazzar was filled with fear!
The words declare:
Belshazzar!
God has ended your rule today!
On the scales you've been assayed!
You're found wanting in your pan!
Belshazzar!
God has ended your rule this night!
The Medes and Persians will end your life!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
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The king gave Daniel a robe and gold chain
For interpreting the words on the wall
That very night, the king’s life was snuffed out
His kingdom given to Darius the Mede
The fingers of a human hand appeared!
Scrawling words upon the plaster wall...
King Belshazzar was filled with fear!
The words declare:
Belshazzar!
God has ended your rule today!
On the scales you've been assayed!
You're found wanting in your pan!
Belshazzar!
God has ended your rule this night!
The Medes and Persians will end your life!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
Your kingdom’s come to its end!
6) Forbidden Prayers
As I pray towards Jerusalem, the warm breeze from the west blows in
I pray on bended knees towards the land that I used to know
I can almost smell the leaves of the terebinths that grow in my land
It's hard to believe the time that's passed since I came to this place
…that’s passed since I came to this place
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Forbidden prayers, forbidden prayers
I’ll never stop praying towards home
Forbidden prayers, forbidden prayers
I’ll never stop praying towards home
I'll never stop praying for home
I’ll never stop praying to go home…
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As I pray towards Jerusalem, my enemies surround me from all sides
I pray on bended knees that the Lord will deliver me from their grasp
I can hear them all rejoice when they spring the trap they set for me
It's hard to conceive the evil that lives in the dark hearts of men
…that lives in the dark hearts of men
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Forbidden prayers, forbidden prayers
I’ll never stop praying towards home
Forbidden prayers, forbidden prayers
I’ll never stop praying towards home
I'll never stop praying for home
I’ll never stop praying to go home…
7) Daniel in the Den of Lions
Daniel was placed over all the satraps; he distinguished himself to Darius the Mede
But evil men began plotting Daniel’s fall!
The conspirators knew that Daniel was blameless, for there was found no corruption in him
So, they plotted to exploit his faith in God!
Make a decree that can’t be changed!
Those who break this law cannot be saved!
Thrown to the starving lions’ depths!
The punishment handed down was death!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
Darius the Mede had decreed that no one would pray to any god than he
But Daniel continued to pray to the Lord!
The men who conspired to trap Daniel saw him praying to his God on his knees
They reported to the king that he'd broken the law!
The king's decree cannot be changed!
Those who break his law cannot be saved!
Thrown to the starving lions’ depths!
The punishment handed down was death!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
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The morning came, the king could see that Daniel was spared from the mouths of the beasts
The king then gave glory to the Lord!
The conspirators and all their families were cast into the pit of the lion’s den
Where all of them were devoured to the bone!
The king's decree cannot be changed!
Those who set traps for others will be hanged!
Thrown to the starving lions’ depths!
The punishment handed down was death!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
Daniel was thrown in the den of the lions
But their mouths were shut by the Lord!
The false accusations were proven dishonest
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
In the glowing sunlight of the morn!
Sealed Visions of the Distant Future Tetralogy
8) Triumph of the Ancient of Days
In this nocturnal vision
Four beasts stood before me
Each different from the rest
They came out from the sea
The first was like a lion
The second like a bear
The third was as a leopard
The fourth was frightening:
It bore large iron teeth
That devoured all its victims
And trampled what was left
Ten horns were on this beast
Another horn erupted
One smaller than the rest
Its eyes were like a human
And it spoke so boastfully
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
The thrones were set in place
In sat the Ancient of Days
His clothes were white as snow
His hair was white like wool
His throne was a flaming fire
Its wheels were all ablaze
A river of fire was flowing
Coming out before Him
Thousands attended Him
One Hundred Million stand
Now seated was the court
And all the books were opened
The horn spoke boastful words
I watched the beast be slain
Stripped of all its power
Thrown in the fiery blaze!
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
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In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In this nocturnal vision
One like a Son of Man
Came with the clouds of Heaven
Approached the Ancient’s throne
He was led into His presence
He was given authority
Glory and sovereign power
All nations worshipped He
His dominion everlasting
And it will not pass away
His Kingdom lasts forever
It’ll never be destroyed!
This matter has now ended
I, Daniel, am deeply troubled
My face has now turned pale
But I’ll keep this to myself
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold the Son of Man!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold Lord Jesus Christ!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the Ancient of Days!
In the visions of the night
Behold Lord Jesus Christ!
Coming with the clouds of Heaven
He came to the throne, the throne of His Father
All Glory and Honor to Christ! Amen!
9) The Ram and the Goat
In my vision, I was by the Ulai Canal
In the city of Susa--the land of Elam
I looked up, and what stood before me
A mighty ram who had two horns!
The ram stood for the Empire of Persia
And the ram did whatever it pleased
...and trampled all!
The Empire of Greece
Broken into fourths
The Diadochi rise
After Alexander’s death
From the large horn they came
Seleucid war machine
Coming from the East
Oppressing God’s people
Until freed by the Maccabees!
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A goat with a large horn in-between its eyes
Crossed the Earth--without touching ground
The goat charged, attacked, and struck the ram
Trampled the ram into the ground
The goat stood for the Empire of Macedon
Led by Alexander the Great
...He trampled the ram!
The Empire of Greece
Broken into fourths
The Diadochi rise
After Alexander’s death
From the large horn they came
Seleucid war machine
Coming from the East
Oppressing God’s people
Until freed by the Maccabees!
Beware of Antiochus Epiphanies!
10) Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
While still in prayer the angel Gabriel came
In swift flight, he, in evening, came
He stood before me to reveal a vision
For he said that I’m ‘highly esteemed’
'Therefore, consider the word that went out and understand the vision':
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to finish all transgression
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to put an end to sin
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to atone for wickedness
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to bring forth righteousness
...to seal up vision and
...to seal up prophecy
...to anoint the Most Holy Place!
When word goes out to restore the city
To rebuild the city- Jerusalem
Until the Anointed One, the ruler comes
Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed!
'Therefore, consider the word that went out and understand the vision':
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to finish all transgression
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to put an end to sin
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to atone for wickedness
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to bring forth righteousness
...to seal up vision and
...to seal up prophecy
...to anoint the Most Holy Place!
Behold! The Prophecy of Seventy Weeks!
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After sixty-two ‘sevens’ come to pass
The Anointed One- Messiah- shall die
The city ruined, and the wicked ruler
Falls when the Tribulation comes!
'The end will come like a flood: and War will continue until the end'.
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to finish all transgression
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to put an end to sin
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to atone for wickedness
Seventy 'sevens' are decreed
to bring forth righteousness
...to seal up vision and
...to seal up prophecy
...to anoint the Most Holy Place!
Behold! The Prophecy of Seventy Weeks!
11) Time of the End
At that time, the Archangel Michael will arise to protect your people
This will be, a time like no other, since the beginning of the world
At that time, those who are written in the book shall be delivered
Some will rise to life everlasting, some will rise to everlasting shame
Oh, when will all these things take place?!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these visions concern the future!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these things will long come to pass!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these visions concern the future!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these things will long come to pass!
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When the Holy people’s power is broken after 3 ½ years
Many will be refined and spotless, the wicked being wicked shall be
From the end of the sacrifice to the Desolate Abomination
3 ½ years shall pass by, blessed is the one who endures ‘til the end.
Oh, when will all these things take place?!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these visions concern the future!
(Seal up the words!)
Daniel, seal up these words
‘til the Time of the End
For these things will long come to pass!
(Reveal the words!)
Daniel, revealed these words
For the Time of the End
For these visions concern our future!
(Reveal the words!)
Daniel, revealed these words
For the Time of the End
For these things will soon come to pass!