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LYRICS & CHORDS

Babylon Lament

THE LAMB WINS

Revelation 18

Music, Lyrics, Lead Vocals & Guitar: Jennifer Jill  

Background Vocals: Naomi Jackson  

Production: Delon Lawrence

LYRICS

Come out of Babylon, she’s fallen, come out of Babylon

Look upon the sacred page; Jesus cries out to His own
“Leave the church that joined the state, leave the harlot Babylon
“Leave her narcissistic ways, leave her desperate power plays
“Leave her, for the sake of your soul”

Voices all at once:
Come out of Babylon, she’s fallen
The kings cry, “Babylon, your majesty is long gone
The time of judgment now is coming due “
Woe, woe, Babylon! How quickly all your riches gone.
How quickly reckoning has come to you!

Gold, silver, precious stones, linen, purple, scarlet, silk
Wood, ivory, marble, cinnamon, wine, oil, flour, fruit and milk
Fine perfume and sweet incense, richest spice and frankincense
Animals and human slaves, all of them in early graves

Voices all at once:
Come out of Babylon, she’s fallen, she’s fallen
The merchants cry “Babylon! Your opulence is long gone
The time of tribulation coming due”
“Oh, woe, woe, Babylon! How quickly all your riches gone
How quickly reckoning has come to you!”

In one hour wealth laid waste; captains, shipmen, sailors cry
Dust upon their heads, in haste, watching dreams of riches die
All comes down within one hour, temptress loses all her power
Burned to ashes, naught remains but the memory of her pains
Come out of Babylon, she’s fallen, she’s fallen

She’s sunken like a millstone lead; no wedding lights, no marketplace
Musicians, artists, sculptors, dead; her sorceries brought her disgrace
But the end of her largesse brings to heaven happiness
Your blood avenged, God heard your voice
Apostles, prophets, saints, rejoice!

Voices all at once:
She’s fallen, she’s fallen
Angels cry “Babylon, your majesty is long gone
The time of judgment now is coming due “
Woe, woe, Babylon!
Rejoice over Babylon, how quickly all your riches gone
How quickly reckoning has come to you
Kings cry, “Babylon,” merchants cry, “Babylon”
Angels cry, “Babylon,” we all cry, “Babylon”

CHORDS

Disc 2 Track 6  --  54 bpm

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Intro: C#m / B / C#m / B / C#m / B / C#m (X2)

 

C#m    B      C#m B     C#m B        C#m

 

Come out of Babylon! She’s fallen! Come out of Babylon!

 

B

 

Look upon the sacred page

C#m

Jesus cries out to His own

B

“Leave the church that joined the state

C#m

“Leave the harlot Babylon

A

“Leave her narcissistic ways

C#m

“Leave her desperate power plays

G#

“Leave her, for the sake of your soul”

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C#m        F#dim7 (F#, A, C and D#)

The kings cry “Babylon

C#m           F#dim7

Your majesty is long gone

       C#m                F#dim7    C#m

The time of judgment now is coming due

C#m              F#dim7

“Woe, woe, Babylon!

C#m                  F#dim7

How quickly all your riches gone

C#m                    F#dim7        C#m

How quickly reckoning has come to you

-------

B

Gold, silver, precious stones

C#m

Linen, purple, scarlet, silk

B

Wood, ivory, marble, cinnamon

C#m

Wine, oil, flour, fruit and milk

A

Fine perfume and sweet incense

C#m

Richest spice and frankincense

G#

Animals and human slaves

All of them in early graves

-------

C#m       F#dim7 C#m   F#dim7

Woe, woe, out of babylon

        C#m     F#dim7    C#m

Come out of Babylon, come out of Babylon

C#m              F#dim7

Merchants cry “Babylon!

C#m              F#dim7

Your opulence is long gone

C#m              F#dim7        C#m

The time of tribulation coming due

 

C#m              F#dim7

 

“Woe, woe, Babylon!

C#m                            F#dim7

How quickly all your riches gone

     C#m              F#dim7        C#m

How quickly reckoning has come To you!”

-------

B

In one hour wealth laid waste

C#m

Captains, shipmen, sailors cry

B

Dust upon their heads, in haste

C#m

Watching dreams of riches die

A

All comes down within one hour

C#m

Temptress looses all her power

G#

Burned to ashes, naught remains

But the memory of her pains

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C#m       F#dim7 C#m   F#dim7

Woe, woe, out of babylon

        C#m     F#dim7    C#m

Come out of Babylon, come out of Babylon

-------

B

She’s sunken like a millstone lead

C#m

No wedding lights, no marketplace

B

Musicians, artists, sculptors, dead

C#m

Her sorcery brought her disgrace

A

But the end of her largesse

C#m

Brings to heaven happiness

G#

Your blood avenged, God heard your voice

Apostles, prophets, saints, rejoice!

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C#m        F#dim7   C#m F#dim7

Over  Babylon, she’s fallen,

C#m   F#dim7  C#m F#dim7

She’s fallen, she’s fallen

 

C#m              F#dim7

 

Angels cry “Babylon

C#m      F#dim7

Your majesty is long gone

     C#m                F#dim7    C#m

The time of judgment now is coming due

 

C#m              F#dim7

 

“Rejoice o’er Babylon!

       C#m             F#dim7

How quickly all your riches gone

       C#m          F#dim7            C#m

How quickly reckoning has come To you!”

 

C#m          F#dim7

 

Kings cry, “Babylon!”

C#m          F#dim7

Merchants cry, “Babylon!”

C#m          F#dim7

Angels cry, “Babylon!”

C#m          F#dim7

We all cry, “Babylon!”

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