Worthless, Cheap, Abject! 1 Oh, oh, oh . . . How empty the city, once teeming with people. A widow, this city, once in the front rank of nations, once queen of the ball, she’s now a drudge in the kitchen. 2 She cries herself to sleep each night, tears soaking her pillow. No one’s […]
Category Archives: Lamentations
Lamentations 2
God Walked Away from His Holy Temple 1 Oh, oh, oh . . . How the Master has cut down Daughter Zion from the skies, dashed Israel’s glorious city to earth, in his anger treated his favorite as throwaway junk. 2 The Master, without a second thought, took Israel in one gulp. Raging, he smashed […]
Lamentations 3
God Locked Me Up in Deep Darkness 1-3 I’m the man who has seen trouble, trouble coming from the lash ofGod’s anger. He took me by the hand and walked me into pitch-black darkness. Yes, he’s given me the back of his hand over and over and over again. 4-6 He turned me into a […]
Lamentations 4
Waking Up with Nothing 1 Oh, oh, oh . . . How gold is treated like dirt, the finest gold thrown out with the garbage, Priceless jewels scattered all over, jewels loose in the gutters. 2 And the people of Zion, once prized, far surpassing their weight in gold, Are now treated like cheap pottery, […]
Lamentations 5
Give Us a Fresh Start 1-22 “Remember,God, all we’ve been through. Study our plight, the black mark we’ve made in history. Our precious land has been given to outsiders, our homes to strangers. Orphans we are, not a father in sight, and our mothers no better than widows. We have to pay to drink our […]