The Towers of Zion

[Heretic]

I can feel the last sword
Cutting through my chest
The lifeblood coming out of me…
I’m draining away from life
A martyr for Israel,
Fell defending the gates of Zion
And the tombs of my fathers.
All I can see now is the sky
The dominion of Nineveh
Over the towers of Zion;
Our victory denied by God Himself.
My spirit has fled the tent of my flesh
Only regret awaits me here
Only foreign gods in their drunken splendor,
Already within the Temple,
Where our priests betrayed Yahweh for Baal
And tore the ephods from their heads.
Shall my wife become a prostitute,
Dishonored with pagans?
They will take by force as they took Zion by force,
For the rape of Jerusalem is complete.
Somewhere, the veil is parting
Green fields under my feet,
And the unscarred children are laughing.
Then I beheld God’s City again,
Guarded by angels,
Draped in glory and joy for the presence of God;
The priests were singing
The smell of clean incense from the Temple
And the songs of my fathers welcome me home,
Home to Zion
For whom my blood once flowed.

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This one doesn't have rhyming. It just didn't seem right to put rhyming in there. It's based on a vision (not really something I saw, but felt) I had while watching a beautiful sunset. It was like I saw Zion rebuilt up there... It was weird, but very awesome, very spiritual.

I want to go to Zion!

[radar]

that's awesome. wow. i keep thinking of verses in Revalation when i read that.

[Solid]

heretic said:

I can feel the last sword
Cutting through my chest
The lifeblood coming out of me…
I’m draining away from life
A martyr for Israel,
Fell defending the gates of Zion
And the tombs of my fathers.
All I can see now is the sky
The dominion of Nineveh
Over the towers of Zion;
Our victory denied by God Himself.
My spirit has fled the tent of my flesh
Only regret awaits me here
Only foreign gods in their drunken splendor,
Already within the Temple,
Where our priests betrayed Yahweh for Baal
And tore the ephods from their heads.
Shall my wife become a prostitute,
Dishonored with pagans?
They will take by force as they took Zion by force,
For the rape of Jerusalem is complete.
Somewhere, the veil is parting
Green fields under my feet,
And the unscarred children are laughing.
Then I beheld God’s City again,
Guarded by angels,
Draped in glory and joy for the presence of God;
The priests were singing
The smell of clean incense from the Temple
And the songs of my fathers welcome me home,
Home to Zion
For whom my blood once flowed.

[/i]


This one doesn't have rhyming. It just didn't seem right to put rhyming in there. It's based on a vision (not really something I saw, but felt) I had while watching a beautiful sunset. It was like I saw Zion rebuilt up there... It was weird, but very awesome, very spiritual.

I want to go to Zion! [/quote]
Heaven rules, dude! Good job on your little piece of art there. I love watching nature, it's almost impossible not to feel God's glory.