PANTOKRATOR LYRICS

1. Gold Of Havilah

Before time was named
Before the world was formed
The earth was dark and void
Was this before the counting of days?
A mystery interpreted in many ways

Eden was a fruitful realm
Watered by a mighty river divided into four
One of them was Pishon
The river of Havilah
A land of gold and precious stones.
Treasures long forgotten
Or spread among the nations
Its origin is hidden in the sands of time
And in the scriptures of the ancients
The ancient ones

2. Nephilim

Have you heard of ancient days
The mystery of a mighty race
Giants dwelt upon the earth
Lawless and obscene

The kindred
Men of great renown
Dark and grim
Spawn of fallen angels

The sons of God
Inflamed by lust and unnatural temptation
Legend has it Semjâzâ was the leader of the cursed

On human flesh fell their eyes
Lustful eyes
They viewed in great despise
Their own inhabitation

In their pride they bent the laws of all creation
Behold the scriptures state
These Angels still await the judgement of their God

Behold mystery
Behold mythology

O Raphael bind Azazel
O Gabriel proceed against the bastards

Far below the foundations of existence
In eternal chains they dwell
Angels await the fire
Rebels await the fire

3. Words Of Agur

As a beast I lack the common sense of man
So much I do not know, I fail to understand

More brutish than any man

I do not know the holy, tell me now
Who hath bound the oceans In his garments
And established the borders of the earth?

I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man

I do not know the holy, tell me now
Who has ascended into the heavens
And gathered the wind in his fist?

I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man

I do not know the holy, tell me now
What is his name, what is the name of his son
If thou canst tell?

As a beast I lack the dignity of man
The laws of holiness I can not comprehend

I was as a beast before thee
More brutish than any man

I do not know the holy, tell me now!
Who holds the world in his hand?

4. From The North Clothed In Gold

The noise of his voice!
My heart trembleth
It is moved from its place
The lightning is his servant
Sent to the ends of the earth
After it the thunder
Merely a whisper from him
The beasts remains in the dens of the earth
By the breath of God frost is given

Touching the almighty
We can not find him out
Out of the south with the whirlwind

Out of the north - with the cold
Out of the north - clothed in gold

We can not find him out
In radiance of gold doeth God appear
With God is terrible majesty
Men do therefore fear him

Will he esteem thy riches?
No, not thy gold
Thy power is nothing to him
Anger him not
All the treasures of Havilah could not deliver you
You can not pay the price for your soul!

Out of the north - with the cold
Out of the north - clothed in gold

5. Where Lilith Found Her Peace

Into the wilderness I must go
Wilderness of the earth
Where Lilith found her peace
Where restless spirits roam

Battleground of the soul
In the void I will face
Only what I brought
The abyss of my soul

Into the wilderness
The scapegoat took my sin
Into the realm of Azazel
In the barren waste satan found defeat
From the world of shadows
My master came forth
In the grave, the son reclaimed the keys
From the deep the scapegoat has returned

Through the desert lands the elect are called
And in our footsteps
Fountains shall spring forth

Into the wilderness I must go
Wilderness of the earth
Where moses saw the light
A fire burning bright

Battleground of the soul
In the void I will find
Only what I seek
The saviour of my soul

Into the wilderness
The scapegoat took my sin
Into the realm of Azazel
From the world of Sheol
My master came forth
From the deep the scapegoat has returned

6. The Order Of Melchisedec

He walks through the mist without a trace
Through eons and dimensions
Defying time and space
Upon the earth he was at times
In mystery his name abides
And past beyond all knowledge
Is the place where he resides
Beyond the borders of the world

Melchisedec Melech shalem!

Few were those for whom death would turn aside
They took a step into the infinite
Where the future and the past collide
Who was he for whom Abraham would bow
Offering the spoils of war?

Melchisedec melech shalem
Melchisedec melech shalem
Melchisedec king of the realm

The high priest blessed him
And gave him wine and bread

After the order of Melchisedec
Not by the law but by the oath!

Oath unbreakable
Life incorruptible

SALEM!

7. King Of Babylon

How hath the oppressor ceased
The Golden city ceased
The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked
And the sceptre of the rulers

Sheol is moved for thee
The kings of ancient times
Arise from the thrones of slumber
To pity thee in thy shame
Art thou also stripped of all pride and power?

How art thou fallen from heaven
O Lucifer son of the morning
Thou hast said in thine heart
I will ascend above the stars of God!

The worms is spread under thee
The maggots cover thee O king of pride
The least upon the earth feed upon the greatest

All the kings of the nations lie in glory
In their final resting place.
But thou, king of pride, is cast out of thine grave
Like an abominable branch
Like the raiment of the slain
Like a carcass trampled under feet
The seed of evildoers shall never be renowned
I will arise against thee saith the Lord
Rise like I rose once before
To cast out the spirit of pride
From the mountain of the north

How art thou fallen from heaven
O Lucifer son of the morning
Thou hast said in thine heart
I will ascend above the stars of God!

8. The Madness Of Nebuchadnezzar

Thou, O King, art King of kings...
Thou art this head of Gold!

Dew covereth my skin as I wake up in the fields
Amongst the beasts I roam
A beast I am

My hair is grown like eagles feathers
My nails like claws of birds

Behold my howl in the night
I was warned, I was told by the prophet
Pride is madness
And madness will rob me of all

The brute of the fields
I bear the marks of the wild
I am the ghost of evening shade
For seven years I have haunted the forests
Driven out from the realm of men
Entrapped in the realm of shadows

I was told by the prophet
Humility is wisdom
And wisdom will give me my crown

Through humility glory will be mine
As I lift up my eyes I finally realise
As I praise the Lord of the heavens
The past slips away like a dream

I know who I was
I know who I am
Nebuchadnezzar
No less that a king
Now more than a man

9. Thy Feeble Flame

Consider thy way
Consider thy fate
Behold his ways of old
Thy path in darkness
Thou wilt rest in the cold

The guardians tremble
The melodies fade
The strong men bow their knees
Dust thou art

The grasshopper drags himself along
You are humming a sad song
As your caperberry doth not bloom

For lo
The eternal resting place is calling your name
The song of the mourners, can you hear it?
They roam the streets, waiting

The silverchord is broken
Thy golden bowl
The wine of thy life is spilled
Upon the barren ground
Thy days are but a shadow
And the dust is dust again

Quenched is the feeble flame of thy light
Flesh is clothed with worms
As God reclaims your spirit...

10. The Hidden Treasure

I have tried to find the treasure
The gold of ancient time
I find no clues in the scriptures
When I read between the lines
I find no key nor code
When I try to read behind
There are no answers there
To where the treasure may be found

I find no clues in the scriptures
When I read them I am blind
But in humility I see
And turn my heart to the Lord
As I study the scriptures
I reap my reward
For the word is the treasure itself

Yes this map means more to me
Than all the gold of Babylon
For it leads beyond the days
Finally where the rainbow ends
I will see the face of...







PANTOKRATOR LYRICS