Lyrics · Jeremiah
Drink Ye of This Cup
Jeremiah 25:1-38
[Processional Chant]
Twenty-three years the warning rose early,
Drink ye of this cup; no border can hide,
Twenty-three years it returned unheard.
The city called holy must answer first.
[Verse 1]
The lamp would go dark and the millstone be silent,
A servant from Babylon would carry the sword.
Egypt and Edom, the coast and the north,
[Bridge]
Every proud throne meets the weight of the word.
Seventy years are a measure, not forever,
[Chorus]
Drink ye of this cup; no border can hide,
The city called holy must answer first.
The rod will be judged when its labor is done.
The LORD roars high over shepherd and nation,
[Verse 2]
A storm walks outward till boasting is gone.
The cup leaves the hand but the hand remains just,
No empire escapes and no covenant warning is dust.
[Final Chorus]
Drink ye of this cup; no border can hide,
The city called holy must answer first.
The LORD roars high over shepherd and nation,
No empire escapes and no covenant warning is dust.

