At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of His lords

While they drank from the golden vesels as the book of truth records

In the night as they revelled in the royal palace hall

They were seized with consternation

See the brave captive, Daniel, as he stood before the throng

And rebuked the haughty monarch for His mighty deeds of wrong

As he read out the writing 'twas the doom one and all

For the kingdom now was finished, said the hand upon the wall.

See the faith, zeal, and courage that would dare to do the right

Which the Spirit gave to Daniel 'twas the secret of his might

In his home in Judea or a captive in the hall

He understood the writing of his God upon the wall

So our deeds are recorded there's a Hand that's writing now

Sinner, give your heart to Jesus to His royal mandate bow

For the day is approaching, it must come to one and all

When the sinner's condemnation will be written on the wall.