Thus Babylon Shall Sink” — Jeremiah 51
Verse 1 — A Destroying Wind
Thus says the Lord — hear and know
I stir a wind against My foe
Against Babylon, lifted high
A destroying breath will pass her by
Foreign winnowers I will send
They’ll scatter her from end to end
Her land laid bare, her helpers gone
In the day when judgment comes
Chorus — Repay Her Deeds
Repay her as she has done
Measure for measure — judgment run
For she rose proud against the Lord
Defied the Holy One by sword
The cup she poured for all the land
Now returns… by God’s own hand
Verse 2 — The Hammer Broken
Babylon, hammer of the earth
Who crushed the nations with her worth
Now shattered lies, her power torn
The hunter trapped, the proud outworn
You did not know your end was near
The snare was set, the fall severe
Because you challenged God Most High
Your glory fades… your boasts die
Chorus — The Lord of Hosts
The Lord of Hosts has sworn an oath
To fill you full — like locust growth
With warriors shouting over you
Your ruin sealed… your time is through
The Maker of the seas and land
Now lifts His arm… against your stand
Bridge — God Remembered
Remember the Lord while far away
Let Jerusalem fill your way
Flee from Babylon, save your life
Do not be swept in her own strife
The Lord repays the work she’s done
For Zion’s wounds, for bloodshed won
The walls that reached the sky in pride
Will not escape… no place to hide
Verse 3 — Drunk on Power
At times the Lord allowed her feast
A golden cup that ruled the least
She made the nations drunk with wine
Confused their hearts, blurred truth and sign
But suddenly she falls in pain
Her healing sought… but sought in vain
“She cannot heal,” the nations say
“Let us depart — be on our way”
Chorus — Fallen, Fallen
Babylon falls — no rise again
Her wounds too deep for mortal mend
The sea rolls over where she stood
A silence claims her neighborhood
From idols dumb to rulers slain
Her end has come… she won’t remain
Verse 4 — The Scroll and the Stone
These words were written, sealed, and read
To Seraiah, faithful thread
“When you reach Babylon,” He said
“Speak these words the Lord has read
Tie this scroll to weighted stone
Cast it where the deep has grown
So Babylon will surely sink
Never to rise — just as you think”
Final Chorus — Thus It Ends
Thus Babylon will sink and fall
No strength to rise, no voice to call
Oppression’s reign has reached its end
The Lord repays… He will defend
The weary rest, the captives free
The Lord has spoken… so shall be
