Wednesday, April 14, 2021

IRGALOM

IRGALOM

BAND NAME: Irgalom
GENRE: Unblack Metal / Death Metal / Doom Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Budapest, Hungary

Lineup:
Gergely Kovacs - Everything

Links:


Discography:


Winter Hymns (EP)

April 26, 2017, Abran Records (CD-R, Digital)
September 2018, Abran Records (12" vinyl) (Picture disc)
December 14, 2018, Abran Records (Cassette)

1. The Horns Of The Righteous 3:16
We praise you, God, for your name is near
People tell of your wonderful deeds
When the earth and all its people quake
You hold its pillars firm

It is God who judges
He brings one down, he exalts another

You choose the appointed time, it is you who judge with equity
To the arrogant you say, "Boast no more"
In the hand of the Lord is a cup full of foaming wine
He pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down

It is God who judges
He brings one down, he exalts another
He says, "I'll cut off the horns of the wicked
But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up"

2. Light To My Eyes 3:39
How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
And day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God
Give light to my eyes, or I'll sleep in death

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
And day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

Look on me and answer, Lord my God
Give light to my eyes, or I'll sleep in death

And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him"
And my foes will rejoice when I fall

But I trust in your unfailing love
My heart rejoices in your salvation
I will sing the Lord's praise
For he has been good to me

3. From The Realm Of The Dead 3:45
Hear me, Lord, and answer me
Turn to me and have mercy on me
Guard my life, for I am faithful to you
Save your servant who trusts in you

You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord
For I call to you all day long

Bring joy to your servant, Lord
For I put my trust in you
You, Lord, are forgiving and good
Abounding in love to all who call to you

Hear my prayer, Lord
Listen to my cry for mercy
When I am in distress, I call to you
Because you answer me

Among the gods there is none like you, Lord
No deeds can compare with yours
Teach me your way, Lord that I may rely on your faithfulness
Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name

I will praise you, Lord my God
With all my heart
I will glorify your name
Forever

Great is your love toward me
You have delivered me from the depths
From the realm of the dead
You have helped me and comforted me

You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God
Slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness
Show your strength in behalf of your servant
Give me a sign of your goodness

4. Snow Like Wool 0:53
5. Extol The Lord 4:00
Extol the Lord
Sing praises to our God
The Lord heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds

He determines the number of the stars
And calls them each by name

Great is our Lord and mighty in power
His understanding has no limit

The Lord sustains the humble
But casts the wicked to the ground
The Lord delights in those who fear him
Who put their hope in his unfailing love

He determines the number of the stars
And calls them each by name
He covers the sky with clouds
He supplies the earth with rain

He sends his command to the earth
His word runs swiftly
He spreads the snow like wool
And scatters the frost like ashes

He hurls down his hail like pebbles
Who can withstand his icy blast?
He sends his word and melts them
He stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow

Great is our Lord and mighty in power
His understanding has no limit

6. In The House Of The Lord 4:01
The Lord is my shepherd
I lack nothing
He makes me lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside quiet waters

He refreshes my soul

He guides me along the right paths
For his name's sake
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil

For you are with me
Your rod and your staff
They comfort me

You prepare a table before me
In the presence of my enemies
You anoint my head with oil
My cup overflows

You refresh my soul

You guide me along the right paths
For your name's sake
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil

For you are with me
Your rod and your staff
They comfort me

Surely your goodness and love will follow me
All the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever

You guide me along the right paths
For your name's sake
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil

7. Streams Of Water 2:17
Blessed is the one who does not walk
In step with the wicked
Or stand in the way that sinners take
Or sit in the company of mockers

Blessed is the one whose delight is
In the law of the Lord
And who meditates on his law
Day and night

That person is like a tree
Planted by streams of water
Which yields its fruit in season
And whose leaf does not wither

Not so the wicked
They are like chaff
That the wind blows away
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement

For the Lord watches
Over the way of the righteous
But the way of the wicked
Leads to destruction

The wicked are the like chaff
That the wind blows away
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgement
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous

8. Day And Night 1:21




Spring Anthems (EP)

August 23, 2017, Abran Records (CD-R, Digital)
November 2018, Abran Records (12" vinyl)
December 14, 2018, Abran Records (Cassette)

1. All The Ends Of The Earth 2:14
2. Cries Of Anguish 3:37
My God, my God
Why have you forsaken me?

Why are you so far from saving me
So far from my cries of anguish?
I cry out by day, but you don't answer
By night, but I find no rest

Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One
You are the one Israel praises

In you our ancestors put their trust
They trusted and you delivered them
To you they cried out and were saved
In you they trusted and weren't put to shame

But I'm a worm and not a man
Scorned by everyone, despised by the people
All who see me, they mock me
They hurl insults, shaking their heads

"He trusts in the Lord," they say, "let the Lord rescue him
Let him deliver him since he delights in him"

Yet you brought me out of the womb
You made me trust in you, even at my mother's breast
From birth I was cast on you
From my mother's womb you have been my God

Don't be far from me, for trouble's near
And there is no one to help
Do not be far from me, you are my strength
Come quickly to help me

I will declare your name to my people
In the assembly I will praise you
From you comes the theme of my praise
Before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows

3. Into Your Hands 4:04
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge
Let me never be put to shame
Deliver me in your righteousness
Turn your ear to me

Come quickly to my rescue
Be my rock of refuge
A strong fortress to save me
Since you are my rock and my fortress

For the sake of your name lead and guide me
Keep me free from the trap that is set for me
For you are my refuge
Into your hands I commit my spirit

Deliver me, Lord, my faithful God
Deliver me, Lord, my faithful God

I hate those who cling to worthless idols
As for me, I trust in the Lord
I will be glad and rejoice in your love
For you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul

You have not given me into the hands of the enemy
But have set my feet in a spacious place
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress
My eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief

My life is consumed by anguish
And my years by groaning
My strength fails because of my affliction
And my bones grow weak

Deliver me, Lord, my faithful God

4. The Night Will Shine 3:35
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me
You know when I sit and when I rise
You perceive my thoughts from afar
You are familiar with all my ways

Where can I go
From your Spirit?
Where can I flee
From your presence?

Search me, God
And know my heart
Test me and know
My anxious thoughts

For you created
My inmost being
You knit me together
In my mother's womb

If I go up to the heavens, you are there
If I make my bed in the depths, you are there
If I rise on the wings of the dawn
If I settle on the far side of the sea

Even there your hand
Will guide me
Your right hand
Will hold me fast

Before a word
Is on my tongue
You, Lord
Know it completely

Even the darkness
Will not be dark to you
The night will shine like the day
For darkness is as light to you

5. Rise On The Wings Of The Dawn 1:18
6. Plead My Cause 3:47
Vindicate
My, my God
Plead my cause
Rescue me

Vindicate
My, my God
Plead my cause
Rescue me

You are God my stronghold
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning
Oppressed by the enemy?

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God
For I will yet praise him

Plead my cause
Against an
Unfaithful
Nation

Rescue me
From those who are
Deceitful
And wicked

You are God my stronghold
Why have you rejected me?
Why must I go about mourning
Oppressed by the enemy?

Send me your light and your faithful care
Let them lead me
Let them bring me to the place
Where you dwell

Then I will go to the altar of God
To God
My joy and my delight
I will praise you

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God
For I will yet praise him

7. My Soul Thirsts 4:57
As the deer pants for streams of water
So my soul pants for you, my God
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God
When can I go and meet with God?

My tears have been my food day and night
While people say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"
These things I remember as I pour out my soul
How I used to go to the house of God among the festive throng

Why, my soul, are you downcast, why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God for I will yet praise him
My soul is downcast within me, therefore I'll remember you
My Savior and my God

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls
All your waves and breakers have swept over me
By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me
A prayer to the God of my life

I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me
Saying to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

Why, my soul, are you downcast, why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God for I will yet praise him
My soul is downcast within me, therefore I'll remember you
My Savior and my God




Autumn Psalms (album)

September 1, 2017, Abran Records (CD-R, Digital)
July 6, 2018, Abran Records (12" Vinyl)
December 2, 2018, Vision Of God Records (Digital)
December 10, 2018, Vision Of God Records (Digital)
December 14, 2018, Abran Records (Cassette)
December 25, 2018, Christian Metal Underground Records (CD)

1. The Grass Withers 3:13
All people are like grass
And all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field
The grass withers and the flowers fall
Because the breath of the Lord blows on them

Surely the people are grass
But the Word of our God endures forever
The grass withers and the flowers fall
But the Word of God endures forever

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Have you not understood
Since the earth was founded?

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
Have you not understood?

2. Above The Circle Of The Earth 5:01
He sits enthroned
Above the circle of the earth
He stretches out the heavens
And spreads them out like a tent
He brings princes to naught
And reduces the rulers to nothing
No sooner are they planted
No sooner are they sown
No sooner do they take root in the ground
Than he blows on them
And they wither
And a whirlwind sweeps them away

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth

He will not grow tired or weary
And his understanding no one can fathom
He gives strength to the weary
And increases the power of the weak
Even youths grow tired and weary
And young men stumble and fall
But those who hope in the Lord
Will renew their strength

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth

Those who hope in the Lord
Will renew their strength
They will soar on wings like eagles
They will walk and not be faint

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Creator of the ends of the earth

3. The Work Of Your Fingers 3:58
Lord, our Lord
How majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
In the heavens
Through the praise of children and infants
You have established a stronghold
To silence the foe
And the avenger

When I consider your heavens
The work of your fingers
The moon and the stars
Which you have set in place

What is mankind
That you are mindful of them

Lord, our Lord
How majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
In the heavens
Through the praise of children and infants
You have established a stronghold
To silence the foe
And the avenger

What is mankind
That you are mindful of them
A son of man that
You care for him?

You have made him
A little lower than God
And crowned him
With glory and honour

You made him ruler over the works
Of your hands
You put everything
Under his feet

What is mankind
That you are mindful of them
A son of man that
You care for him?

4. A Stronghold 1:51
5. Rest In The Shadow 4:20
Whoever dwells in the shelter
Of the Most High
Will rest in the shadow
Of the Almighty
"He's my refuge and fortress
My God, in whom I trust"
Surely he'll save you
From the fowler's snare

He will cover you with his feathers
And under his wings you'll find refuge

His faithfulness
Will be your shield and rampart

You will not fear the terror of night
Nor the arrow by day
Nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness
Nor the plague that destroys at midday

A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand
But it will not come near you, you'll only observe the punishment of the wicked

He will command his angels
To guard you in all your ways
They will lift you up
In their hands

6. In The Courts Of God 4:15
It is good to praise the Lord
And make music to your name, O Most High
How great are your works
How profound your thoughts!

Senseless people do not know
Fools do not understand
That though the wicked spring up like grass
They'll be destroyed forever

You, Lord
Are forever exalted
Surely your enemies
Will perish

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree
Planted in the house of the Lord
They will flourish in the courts of God
They will stay fresh and green

Proclaiming
"The Lord is upright
He is my Rock
And there is no wickedness in him"

7. Everything That Has Breath 2:53
Hallelu Yah
Praise the Lord
Hallelu Yah
Praise the Lord

Let everything
That has breath
Praise the Lord

Praise God in his sanctuary
Praise him in his mighty heavens
Praise him for his acts of power
Praise him for his surpassing greatness

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Praise him with the clash of cymbals
Praise him with resounding cymbals

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord

Praise him with the guitar
Praise him with the drums
Let everything that has breath
Praise the Lord

8. Our Dwelling Place 3:51
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
Throughout all generations

Before the mountains were born
Or you brought forth the whole world
From everlasting to everlasting
You are God

You turn people back to dust
"Return to dust, you mortals"
A thousand years in your sight
Are like a day that has just gone by

Yet you sweep people away
In the sleep of death
They are like the new grass of the morning
By evening it is dry and withered

We are consumed by your anger
And terrified by your indignation
You have set our iniquities before you
Our secret sins in the light of your presence

All our days pass away
Under your wrath
The best of them are but trouble and sorrow
For they quickly pass, and we fly away

If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is great
Teach us to number our days
That we may gain a heart of wisdom




Steadfast Ways / Blind Guides (split, April 5, 2018, Abran Records) (CD-R, 7" Vinyl, Digital)

In 2020, Steadfast Ways got its own release separate from Abandoned Mortuary, as an EP.  The Bandcamp release date says April 1, 2019, which I assume was the time that the idea came up and production began.  It is available on digital and cassette, and includes a cover of the Deuteronomium song "Spell Of Hell".

1. Irgalom - Steadfast Ways 3:05
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless
Who walk according to the law of the Lord

Blessed are those who keep his statutes
And seek him with all their heart

They do no wrong
But follow his ways

You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

Then I would not be put to shame
When I consider all your commands

I will praise you with an upright heart
As I learn your righteous laws

I will obey your decrees
Do not forsake me

You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

2. Irgalom - Endures Forever 0:45
Praise the Lord, all you nations
Extol him, all you peoples

For great is his love toward us
And the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever

Praise the Lord




When The Strong Men Stoop (EP)

August 19, 2018, Abran Records (Digital)
September 2018, Abran Records (Cassette)
2019, Abran Records (10" Vinyl)

Two different cover art variants for the vinyl were released: 15 copies with the normal artwork, and 6 copies with inverted colors.

1. Unfailing Love 1:51
2. The Duty Of All Mankind 2:28
Remember your Creator
In the days of your youth
Before the days of trouble come

Before the sun and the light
And the moon and the stars grow dark
And the clouds return after the rain

When the keepers of the house tremble
And the strong men stoop

Remember him when the doors to the street are closed
When people rise up at the sound of birds
But all their songs grow faint

Remember him before the silver cord is severed
And the golden bowl is broken
And the dust returns to the ground it came from
And the spirit returns to God who gave it

Meaningless!
Meaningless!

Fear God and keep his commandments
For this is the duty of all mankind

For God will bring every deed into judgement
Including every hidden thing
Whether it is good or evil
God will bring them into judgement

Fear God and keep his commandments
Fear God and keep his commandments

3. My Salvation 3:04
I will sing to the Lord
For he is highly exalted
He is my strength and defense
He has become my salvation

He is my God
And I will praise him
My father's God
And I will exalt him

The Lord is a warrior
The Lord is his name
The Lord reigns
Forever and ever

Your right hand, Lord
Is majestic in power
Your right hand, Lord
Shatters the enemy

Who among the gods is like you
Who is like you, Lord
Awesome in glory
Working wonders

In your unfailing love
You will lead them
The people you've redeemed
To your holy dwelling

4. Every Deed 3:04
Lord, do good to those who are good
To those who are upright in heart
But those who turn to crooked ways
The Lord will banish with the evildoers

God will bring every deed into judgement
Including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil

The Lord surrounds his people
Both now and forevermore

The Lord has done great things for us
And we are filled with joy
Those who sow with tears
Will reap with songs of joy

Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow
Will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them

The Lord surrounds his people
Both now and forevermore

5. My Hand Over My Mouth 2:08
I know that you can do all things
No purpose of yours can be thwarted
Surely I spoke of things I did not understand
Things too wonderful for me to know

My ears had heard of you
But now my eyes have seen you

I am unworthy, how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth
I spoke once, but I have no answer
Twice, but I will say no more

My ears had heard of you
But now my eyes have seen you
Therefore I despise myself
And repent in dust and ashes

6. Flawless 3:08
I am weary, God
But I can prevail
I have not learned wisdom
Nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?

Every word of God
Is flawless
He is a shield to those who
Take refuge in him

Do not add
To his words
Or he will rebuke you
And prove you a liar

Two things I ask of you, Lord
Do not refuse me before I die
Keep falsehood and lies far from me
But give me only my daily bread

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
And say, "Who is the Lord?"
Or I may become poor and steal
And so dishonor the name of my God

Every word of God
Is flawless
He is a shield to those who
Take refuge in him

Do not add
To his words
Or he will rebuke you
And prove you a liar

7. Minister By Night 1:20
Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord
Who minister by night in the house of the Lord

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
And praise the Lord

May the Lord bless you from Zion
He who is the Maker of heaven and earth

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
And praise the Lord
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary
And praise the Lord

8. My Fortress 3:53
Truly my soul finds rest in God
My salvation comes from him
Truly he is my rock and my salvation
He is my fortress, I will never be shaken

How long will you assault me?
Would all of you throw me down
This leaning wall
This tottering fence

My salvation and my honor depend on God
He is my mighty rock, my refuge

Trust in him at all times
You people
Pour out your hearts to him
For God is our refuge

Surely the lowborn are but a breath
The highborn are but a lie
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing
Together they are only a breath

Do not trust in extortion
Or put vain hope in stolen goods
Though your riches increase
Do not set your heart on them

My salvation and my honor depend on God
He is my mighty rock, my refuge

One thing God has spoken
Two things I have heard:
"Power belongs to you, God
And with you, Lord, is unfailing love"

And, "You reward everyone
According to what they have done"




Songs Of Ascents (album)

September 29, 2018, Abran Records (Digital)
November 2018, Abran Records (Cassette)
April 16, 2020, Abran Records (12" Vinyl)

1. The Cords Of The Wicked 1:49
They have greatly oppressed me from my youth
But they have not gained the victory over me

The Lord is righteous, he has cut me free
From the cords of the wicked

2. Our Help 3:48
If the Lord had not been on our side
When people attacked us

They would have swallowed us alive
When their anger flared against us

The flood would have engulfed us
The torrent would have swept over us

The raging waters
Would have swept us away

Praise be to the Lord
Who has not let us be torn by their teeth
We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare
The snare has been broken and we have escaped

Our help is in
The name of the Lord

The Maker
Of heaven and earth

Praise be to the Lord
Who has not let us be torn by their teeth
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion
Which cannot be shaken but endures forever

3. Nem Szunnyad És Nem Alszik 2:38
Szemeimet a hegyekre emelem
Onnan jön az én segítségem
Az én segítségem as Úrtól van
Aki teremtette az eget és földet

Nem engedi, hogy lábad inogjon
Nem szunnyad és nem alszik
A te õrizõd

Az Úr a te õrizõd
Az Úr az árnyékod jobbkezed felõl
Nappal a nap meg sem szúr téged
Sem éjjel a hold

Az Úr megõriz
Minden gonosztól
Megõrzi a te lelkedet

4. Grádicsok Éneke 1:32
5. Out Of The Depths 4:31
Out of the depths
I cry to you, Lord
Lord, hear my voice

Let your ears
Be attentive
To my cry
For mercy

I wait for the Lord
My whole being waits
And in his word
I put my hope

I wait for the Lord
More than watchmen wait for the morning

If you, Lord
Kept a record of sins
Lord, who could stand?

I wait for the Lord
My whole being waits
And in his word
I put my hope

I wait for the Lord
My whole being waits
And in his word
I put my hope

I wait for the Lord
More than watchmen wait for the morning

But with you
There is forgiveness
So that we can
With reverence, serve you

With the Lord
Is unfailing love
And with him is
Full redemption

He himself
Will redeem
His people
From all their sins

6. Burning Coals 3:46
I call on the Lord in my distress
I call on the Lord in my distress
And he answers me

Save me, Lord
From lying lips
Save me, Lord
From deceitful tongues

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek
That I live among the tents of Kedar!

Too long have I lived
Among those who hate peace
I am for peace
But when I speak, they are for war

What will he do to you
And what more besides
You deceitful tongue?

He will punish you
With a warrior's sharp arrows
With burning coals
Of the broom bush

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek
That I live among the tents of Kedar!

Too long have I lived
Among those who hate peace
I am for peace
But when I speak, they are for war

Too long have I lived
Among those who hate peace
I am for peace
But when I speak, they are for war

7. Enthroned In Heaven 4:01
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master
So our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy

I lift up my eyes to you
To you who sit enthroned in heaven

As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master
So our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy

I lift up my eyes to you
To you who sit enthroned in heaven

Have mercy on us, Lord
Have mercy on us
Have mercy on us, Lord
Have mercy on us

For we have endured no end of contempt from the proud
We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant

I lift up my eyes to you
To you who sit enthroned in heaven

Have mercy on us, Lord
Have mercy on us
Have mercy on us, Lord
Have mercy on us

8. In Vain You Rise 3:10
Unless the Lord builds the house
The builders labor in vain
Unless the Lord watches over the city
The guards stand watch in vain

In vain you rise early
And stay up late
Toiling for food to eat
For he grants sleep to those he loves

Blessed are all
Who fear the Lord
Who walk in
Obedience to him

You will eat the fruit of your labor
Blessings and prosperity will be yours
Yes, this will be the blessing
For the man who fears the Lord

Unless the Lord builds the house
The builders labor in vain
Unless the Lord watches over the city
The guards stand watch in vain

In vain you rise early
And stay up late
Toiling for food to eat
For he grants sleep to those he loves

Blessed are all
Who fear the Lord
Who walk in
Obedience to him

You will eat the fruit of your labor
Blessings and prosperity will be yours
Yes, this will be the blessing
For the man who fears the Lord

9. Selah 4:14
10. Even Life Forevermore 4:13
My heart is not proud, Lord
My eyes are not haughty
I do not concern myself with
Matters too wonderful for me

But I have calmed and
Quieted myself
I am like a weaned child
I am content

Put your hope in the Lord
Both now and forevermore
Put your hope in the Lord
Both now and forevermore

My heart is not proud, Lord
My eyes are not haughty
I do not concern myself with
Matters too wonderful for me

But I have calmed and
Quieted myself
I am like a weaned child
I am content

Put your hope in the Lord
Both now and forevermore
Put your hope in the Lord
Both now and forevermore

How good and pleasant it is
When God's people live together in unity!

It is like precious oil
Poured on the head

For there the Lord bestows His blessing
Even life forevermore

For there the Lord bestows His blessing
Even life forevermore




Winter Hymns / Spring Anthems (compilation)

December 18, 2018, Vision Of God Records (CD, Digital)
January 10, 2019, Vision Of God Records (Digital)

1. The Horns Of The Righteous 3:16
2. Light To My Eyes 3:39
3. From The Realm Of The Dead 3:45
4. Snow Like Wool 0:53
5. Extol The Lord 4:00
6. In The House Of The Lord 4:01
7. Streams Of Water 2:17
8. Day & Night 1:21
9. All The Ends Of The Earth 2:14
10. Cries Of Anguish 3:37
11. Into Your Hands 4:04
12. The Night Will Shine 3:35
13. Rise On The Wings Of Dawn 1:18
14. Plead My Cause 3:47
15. My Soul Thirsts 4:57




Songs Of Ascents / When The Strong Men Stoop (compilation, January 25, 2019, Vision Of God Records) (CD, Digital)

1. The Cords Of The Wicked 1:49
2. Our Help 3:48
3. Nem Szunnyad És Nem Alszik 2:38
4. Grádicsok Éneke 1:32
5. Out Of The Depths 4:31
6. Burning Coals 3:46
7. Enthroned In Heaven 4:01
8. In Vain, You Rise 3:10
9. Selah 4:14
10. Even Life Forevermore 4:13
11. Unfailing Love 1:51
12. The Duty Of All Mankind 2:28
13. My Salvation 3:04
14. Every Deed 3:04
15. My Hand Over My Mouth 2:08
16. Flawless 3:08
17. Minister By Night 1:20
18. My Fortress 3:53




Like A Breath (EP, April 19, 2019, Abran Records) (7" Vinyl, Digital)

Side A:
1. Like A Breath 4:24
Praise be to the Lord my Rock
Who trains my hands for war
My fingers for battle

He is my loving God and my fortress
My stronghold and my deliverer
My shield, in whom I take refuge
Who subdues peoples under me

Lord, what are human beings that you care for them
Mere mortals that you think of them?
They are like a breath
Their days are like a fleeting shadow

Part your heavens, Lord, and come down
Touch the mountains, so that they smoke

Reach down your hand from on high
Deliver me and rescue me from those whose mouths are full of lies

I will sing a new song to you, my God
On the six-stringed guitar I will make music to you
To the One who gives victory to kings
Who delivers his servant

Part your heavens, Lord, and come down
Touch the mountains, so that they smoke
Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy
Shoot your arrows and rout them

Side B:
2. Footprints Of Thunder (Vardøger cover) 3:11
I, a transient shadow
A serpent, the least among men
But still my name is Aión
It's graven with an iron pen

Footprints of waves of sand
A proof of your might
Though my longing hibernates
Footprints of thunder; I hail thee

Spears to the sky
The glimpse of shining armour
A vision of the latter days
Archaic rites
Unfolds the scripts of omens
Our wisdom sails to force the sky

We are transient shadows
Serpents, the least among men
But still out names are Aiónios
They're graven with an iron pen




Meditate I (album)

June 14, 2019, Abran Records (Cassette, Digital)
June 14, 2019, Vision Of God Records (CD, Digital)
June 14, 2019, Christian Metal Underground Records (Digital)

1. Meditate 1:48
2. The Way Of Your Precepts 2:47
I am laid low in the dust
Preserve my life according to your word
I gave an account of my ways
And you answered me

Teach me your decrees
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts
That I may meditate
On your wonderful deeds

My soul is weary with sorrow
Strengthen me according to your word
Keep me from deceitful ways
Be gracious to me and teach me your law

I have chosen the way of faithfulness
I have set my heart on your laws
I hold fast to your statutes, Lord
Do not let me be put to shame

Teach me your decrees
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts
That I may meditate
On your wonderful deeds

My soul is weary with sorrow
Strengthen me according to your word
Keep me from deceitful ways
Be gracious to me and teach me your law

I run in the path
Of your commands
For you have broadened
My understanding

3. In Great Riches 3:20
How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word

I seek you with all my heart
Do not let me stray from your commands

I have hidden your word in my heart
That I might not sin against you
Praise be to you, Lord
Teach me your decrees

With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches

I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word

I seek you with all my heart
Do not let me stray from your commands
Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees
That I may follow it to the end

I have hidden your word in my heart
That I might not sin against you
Praise be to you, Lord
Teach me your decrees

4. A Wineskin In The Smoke 4:18
I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous
And that in faithfulness you have afflicted me
May your unfailing love be my comfort
According to your promise to your servant

Let your compassion come to me that I may live
For your law is my delight

May the arrogant be put to shame
For wronging me without cause
May those who fear you turn to me
Those who understand your statutes

My soul faints with longing for your salvation
But I have put my hope in your word
My eyes fail, looking for your promise
I say, "When will you comfort me?"

Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke
I do not forget your decrees

May the arrogant be put to shame
For wronging me without cause
May those who fear you turn to me
Those who understand your statutes

May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees
That I may not be put to shame
May those who fear you turn to me
Those who understand your statutes

5. Steadfast Ways 3:06
Blessed are those whose ways are blameless
Who walk according to the law of the Lord

Blessed are those who keep his statutes
And seek him with all their heart

They do no wrong
But follow his ways

You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

Then I would not be put to shame
When I consider all your commands

I will praise you with an upright heart
As I learn your righteous laws

I will obey your decrees
Do not forsake me

You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!

6. Preserve My Life 2:44
Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees
That I may follow it to the end
Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law
And obey it with all my heart

Direct me in the path of your commands
For there I find delight

Turn my heart toward your statutes
And not toward selfish gain
Turn my eyes away from worthless things
Preserve my life according to your word

Direct me in the path of your commands
For there I find delight
How I long for your precepts
Preserve my life

Fulfill your promise to your servant
So that you may be feared
Take away the disgrace I dread
For your laws are good

Direct me in the path of your commands
For there I find delight
How I long for your precepts
Preserve my life

7. A Stranger On Earth 6:53
Be good to your servant while I live
That I may obey your word

Open my eyes that I may see
Wonderful things in your law

I am a stranger on earth
Do not hide your commands from me

Open my eyes that I may see
Wonderful things in your law

You rebuke the arrogant
Who are accursed

My soul is consumed with longing
For your laws at all times

Your statutes are my delight
They are my counselors

Though rulers sit together and slander me
Your servant will meditate on your decrees

Remove from me their scorn and contempt
For I keep your statutes

Open my eyes that I may see
Wonderful things in your law
My soul is consumed with longing
For your laws at all times

You rebuke the arrogant
Who are accursed
Those who stray
From your commands

My soul is consumed with longing
For your laws at all times
My soul is consumed with longing
For your laws at all times

You rebuke the arrogant
Who are accursed
Those who stray
From your commands

8. Ancient Laws 3:42
Remember your word to your servant
For you have given me hope

My comfort in my suffering is this
Your promise preserves my life
The arrogant mock me unmercifully
But I do not turn from your law

I remember, Lord, your ancient laws

Indignation grips me because of the wicked
Who have forsaken your law

Your decrees are the theme of my song
Wherever I lodge
In the night, Lord, I remember your name
That I may keep your law

I remember, Lord, your ancient laws
And I find comfort in them

You are my portion, Lord
I have promised to obey your words
I have sought your face with all my heart

Be gracious to me according to your promise
I have considered my ways
And have turned my steps to your statutes

9. In Freedom 2:41
May your unfailing love come to me, Lord
Your salvation, according to your promise
Then I can answer anyone who taunts me
For I trust in your word

Never take your word of truth from my mouth
For I have put my hope in your laws
I will always obey your law
Forever and ever

I will walk about in freedom

I will speak of your statutes before kings
And will not be put to shame
I reach out for your commands, which I love
That I may meditate on your decrees

Never take your word of truth from my mouth
For I have put my hope in your laws
I will always obey your law
Forever and ever

I will walk about in freedom
For I have sought out your precepts

10. To All Perfection 6:34
All your commands are trustworthy
Help me, for I am being persecuted without cause
They almost wiped me from the earth

How long must your servant wait?
When will you punish my persecutors?
The arrogant dig pits to trap me
Contrary to your law

In your unfailing love preserve my life
That I may obey the statutes of your mouth
Your word, Lord, is eternal
It stands firm in the heavens

Your faithfulness continues through all generations
You established the earth, and it endures
Your laws endure to this day
For all things serve you

If your law had not been my delight
I would have perished in my affliction
I will never forget your precepts
For by them you have preserved my life

Save me, for I am yours
I have sought out your precepts
The wicked are waiting to destroy me
But I will ponder your statutes

To all perception I see a limit
But your commands are boundless

11. Teach Me Your Decrees 3:13
I will hasten and not delay
To obey your commands
Though the wicked bind me with ropes
I will not forget your law

At midnight I rise to give you thanks
For your righteous laws

I am a friend to all who fear you
To all who follow your precepts
The earth is filled with your love, Lord
Teach me your decrees

Do good to your servant
According to your word, Lord

Teach me knowledge and good judgement
For I trust your commands

Before I was afflicted I went astray
But now I obey your word
You are good, and what you do is good
Teach me your decrees

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies
I keep your precepts with all my heart

Their hearts are callous and unfeeling
But I delight in your law
It was good for me to be afflicted
So that I might learn your decrees

The law from your mouth is more precious to me
Than thousands of pieces of silver and gold

Teach me knowledge and good judgement
For I trust your commands
This has been my practice
I obey your precepts

12. Your Hands Made Me 1:29
Your hands made me and formed me
Give me understanding to learn your commands
May those who fear you rejoice when they see me
For I have put my hope in your word

VISION OF GOD BONUS TRACKS
13. Like A Breath 4:26
Praise be to the Lord my Rock
Who trains my hands for war
My fingers for battle

He is my loving God and my fortress
My stronghold and my deliverer
My shield, in whom I take refuge
Who subdues peoples under me

Lord, what are human beings that you care for them
Mere mortals that you think of them?
They are like a breath
Their days are like a fleeting shadow

Part your heavens, Lord, and come down
Touch the mountains, so that they smoke

Reach down your hand from on high
Deliver me and rescue me from those whose mouths are full of lies

I will sing a new song to you, my God
On the six-stringed guitar I will make music to you
To the One who gives victory to kings
Who delivers his servant

Part your heavens, Lord, and come down
Touch the mountains, so that they smoke
Send forth lightning and scatter the enemy
Shoot your arrows and rout them

14. Endures Forever 0:45
Praise the Lord, all you nations
Extol him, all you peoples

For great is his love toward us
And the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever

Praise the Lord

15. Footprints Of Thunder (Vardoger cover) 3:12
I, a transient shadow
A serpent, the least among men
But still my name is Aión
It's graven with an iron pen

Footprints of waves of sand
A proof of your might
Though my longing hibernates
Footprints of thunder; I hail thee

Spears to the sky
The glimpse of shining armour
A vision of the latter days
Archaic rites
Unfolds the scripts of omens
Our wisdom sails to force the sky

We are transient shadows
Serpents, the least among men
But still out names are Aiónios
They're graven with an iron pen




Meditate II (album)

September 20, 2019, Christian Metal Underground Records (CD, Digital)
February 14, 2020, Abran Records (12" Vinyl, Digital)
October 9, 2020, Abran Records (Cassette)

The release date on Abran's Bandcamp says August 1, 2019, which I assume was the originally-planned release date.

1. Sustain Me 2:16
You are my refuge and my shield
I have put my hope in your word
Away from me, you evildoers
That I may keep the commands of my God

Sustain me, my God
According to your promise
And I will live
Do not let my hopes be dashed

Uphold me, and I will be delivered
I will always have regard for your decrees
You reject all who stray from your decrees
For their delusions come to nothing

All the wicked of the earth
You discard like dross
Therefore I love
Your statutes

My flesh trembles
In fear of you
I stand in awe
Of your laws

2. Look On My Suffering 2:46
Look on my suffering and deliver me
For I have not forgotten your law
Defend my cause and redeem me
Preserve my life according to your promise

Salvation is far from the wicked
For they do not seek out your decrees
Your compassion, Lord, is great
Preserve my life according to your laws

Many are the foes who persecute me
But I have not turned from your statutes
I look on the faithless with loathing
For they do not obey your word

See who I love your precepts
Preserve my life, Lord, in accordance with your love
All your words are true
All your righteous laws are eternal

3. More Than Gold 4:24
I have done what is righteous and just
Do not leave me to my oppressors
Ensure your servant's well-being
Do not let the arrogant oppress me

My eyes fail, looking for your salvation
Looking for your righteous promise

Deal with your servant
According to your love
And teach me
Your decrees

I am your servant
Give me discernment
That I may understand
Your statutes

It is time for you to act, Lord
Your law is being broken
Because I love your commands
More than gold, more than pure gold

And because I consider all your precepts right
I hate every wrong path

Deal with your servant
According to your love
And teach me
Your decrees

I am your servant
Give me discernment
That I may understand
Your statutes

4. Through The Watches Of The Night 3:54
I call with all my heart
Answer me, Lord
And I will obey
Your decrees

I call out to you
Save me
And I will keep
Your statutes

I rise before dawn
And cry for help
I have put my hope
In your word

I call out to you
Save me
And I will keep
Your statues

My eyes
Stay open
Through the watches
Of the night

That I may meditate
On your promises

Hear my voice
In accordance with your love
Preserve my life, Lord
According to your laws

Those who devise
Wicked schemes are near
But they are far
From your law

Yet you are near
Lord
And all your commands
Are true

My eyes
Stay open
Through the watches
Of the night

That I may meditate
On your promises

5. Seek Your Servant 3:45
May my cry come before you, Lord
Give me understanding according to your word
May my supplication come before you
Deliver me according to your promise

May my lips
Overflow with praise
For you teach me
Your decrees

May my tongue sing of your word
For all your commands are righteous

May your hand be ready to help me
For I have chosen your precepts
I long for your salvation, Lord
And your law gives me delight

Let me live that
I may praise you
And may your laws
Sustain me

I have strayed like a lost sheep
Seek your servant
For I have not forgotten
Your commands

6. Let Me Live 2:28
7. Wiser Than My Enemies 3:40
Oh, how I love your law
I meditate on it all day long
Your commands are always with me
And make me wiser than my enemies

I have more insight than all my teachers
For I meditate on your statutes

I have more understanding than the elders
For I obey your precepts

I have kept my feet from every evil path
So that I might obey your word
I have not departed from your laws
For you yourself have taught me

I have more insight than all my teachers
For I meditate on your statutes
How sweet are your words to my taste
Sweeter than honey to my mouth

I have more understanding than the elders
For I obey your precepts

I gain understanding from your precepts
Therefore I hate every wrong path

8. A Lamp For My Feet 3:41
Your word is a lamp for my feet
A light on my path
I have taken an oath and confirmed it
That I will follow your righteous laws

I have suffered much
Preserve my life, Lord, according to your word
Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth
And teach me your laws

Though I constantly take my life in my hands
I will not forget your law
The wicked have set a snare for me
But I have not strayed from your precepts

I have suffered much
Preserve my life, Lord, according to your word
Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth
And teach me your laws

Your statutes are my heritage forever
They are the joy of my heart
My heart is set on keeping your decrees
To the very end

9. Streams Of Tears 4:13
Your statutes are wonderful
Therefore I obey them
The unfolding of your words gives light
It gives understanding to the simple

I open my mouth and pant
Longing for your commands

Turn to me and have mercy on me
As you always do to those who love your name

Direct my footsteps according to your word
Let not sin rule over me
Redeem me from human oppression
That I may obey your precepts

Make your face shine on your servant
And teach me your decrees
Streams of tears flow from my eyes
For your law is not obeyed

Turn to me and have mercy on me
As you always do to those who love your name

10. Your Promises 3:40
You are righteous, Lord
And your laws are right
The statutes you have laid down are righteous
They are fully trustworthy

My zeal wears me out
For my enemies ignore your words
Your promises have been thoroughly tested
And your servant loves them

Though I am lowly and despised
I do not forget your precepts
Your righteousness is everlasting
And your law is true

You are righteous, Lord
And your laws are right
The statutes you have laid down are righteous
They are fully trustworthy

Trouble and distress have come upon me
But your commands give me delight
Your statutes are always righteous
Give me understanding that I may live

Though I am lowly and despised
I do not forget your precepts
Your righteousness is everlasting
And your law is true

11. Seven Times A Day 2:00
Rulers persecute me
Without cause
But my heart
Trembles at your word

I rejoice in
Your promise
Like one who finds
Great spoil

I hate and detest falsehood
But I love your law

Great peace have those
Who love your law
And nothing can make them
Stumble

I wait for your salvation
Lord
And I follow
Your commands

I obey
Your statutes
For I love them
Greatly

I hate and detest falsehood
But I love your law

Seven times a day I praise you
For your righteous laws

12. To Last Forever 4:19
Long ago
I learned
From your statutes
That you
Established them
To last
Forever

BONUS TRACK:
13. Some Day (Vaakevanding cover) 3:59




The Path Of The Wind (EP)

November 25, 2020, Abran Records (Digital)
March 4, 2021, Abran Records (Cassette)
April 13, 2021, Abran Records (CD-R)

1. Deep Waters 5:34
Save me, O God
For the waters have come up to my neck
I sink in the miry depths
Where there is no foothold

I have come into the deep waters
The floods engulf me
I am worn out calling for help
My throat is parched

My eyes fail
Looking for my God
Those who hate me without reason
Outnumber the hairs of my head

Many are my enemies
Without cause
Those who seek
To destroy me

I am forced to restore
What I did not steal
You, God, know my folly
My guilt is not hidden from you

Lord, the Lord Almighty
May those who hope in you
Not be disgraced
Because of me
God of Israel
May those who seek you
Not be put to shame
Because of me

For I endure scorn for your sake
And shame covers my face
I'm a stranger to my brothers
To my own mother's sons
For zeal for your house
Consumes me
And the insults of those
Who insult you fall on me

When I weep and fast
I must endure scorn
When I put on sackcloth
People make sport of me

But I pray to you, Lord
In the time of your favor
In your great love, O God
Answer me with your sure salvation

Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink
Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love
In your great mercy turn to me
Come near and rescue me

2. Könyörülj Rajtam 5:00
Könyörülj rajtam én Istenem a te
Kegyelmességed szerint
Irgalmasságodnak sokasága szerint
Töröld el az búneimet

Egészen moss ki engement
Az én álnokságomból
És az én vétkeimból
Tisztíts ki engemet

Mert ismerem az én búneimet
És az én vétkem
Szüntelen elóttem

Egyedül te ellened vétkeztem
És cselekedtem azt, a mi gonosz a te szemeid elótt

Ímé én vétekben fogantattam
És búnben melengetett engem az anyám
Ímé te az igazságban gyönyörködöl, a mely a vesékben van
És bensómben bölcsességre tanítasz engem

Tisztíts meg engem izsóppal
És tiszta leszek
Moss meg engemet
És fehérebb leszek a hónál

Egyedül te ellened vétkeztem
És cselekedtem azt, a mi gonosz a te szemeid elótt
Hogy igaz légy beszédedben
És tiszta ítéletedben

Hallass örömet és vígasságot velem
Hogy örvendezzenek csontjaim, a melyeket összetörtél
Rejtsd el orczádat az én vétkeimtól
És töröld el minden álnokságomat

Tiszta szívet teremts bennem, oh Isten
És az erós lelket újítsd meg bennem
Ne vess el engem a te orczád elól
És a te szent lelkedet ne vedd el tólem
Add vissza nékem a te szabadításodnak örömét
És engedelmesség lelkével támogass engem
Hadd tanítsam a búnösöket a te utaidra
Hogy a vétkezók megtérjenek hozzád

Uram, nyisd meg az én ajakimat
Hogy hirdesse szájam a te dicséretedet
A töredelmes és búnbánó szívet oh Isten
Nem veted te meg

3. The Maker Of All Things 3:18
When you make a vow to God
Do not delay to fulfill it
Do not let your mouth
Lead you into sin

Don't be quick with your mouth
Don't be hasty in your heart
To utter anything before God
Let your words be few

Guard your steps when you go
To the house of God
Go near to listen rather than
To offer the sacrifice of fools
Who do not know
That they do wrong

It is better to heed the
Rebuke of a wise person
Than to listen to the song
Of fools

Like the crackling of thorns under the pot
So is the laughter of fools

The quiet words of the wise
Are more to be heeded
Than the shouts of a
Ruler of fools
Wisdom is better
Than weapons of war

As you do not know the path of the wind
Or how the body is formed in a mother's womb
So you cannot understand the work of God
The Maker of all things

Consider what God
Has done
Who can straighten what he has
Made crooked?

No one knows what is coming
Who can tell someone else what will happen after them?

The end of a matter is better
Than its beginning
And patience is better than pride
For anger resides in the lap of fools
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious
But fools are consumed by their own lips

4. Devil's Footprints (Excurses cover) 3:20
5. The Cleansing (Immortal Souls cover) 4:08
6. Angel Of Light (Petra cover) 5:08

BONUS TRACKS
7. Korai Esö 5:20
8. Manipulation (Disparity cover) 4:02




Viable Mutations: An Introduction To Abran Records Vol. 3 (split/compilation)

December 23, 2020, Abran Records (Digital)
2021, Abran Records (CD-R)

4. Irgalom - Könyörülj Rajtam 5:00
Könyörülj rajtam én Istenem a te
Kegyelmességed szerint
Irgalmasságodnak sokasága szerint
Töröld el az búneimet

Egészen moss ki engement
Az én álnokságomból
És az én vétkeimból
Tisztíts ki engemet

Mert ismerem az én búneimet
És az én vétkem
Szüntelen elóttem

Egyedül te ellened vétkeztem
És cselekedtem azt, a mi gonosz a te szemeid elótt

Ímé én vétekben fogantattam
És búnben melengetett engem az anyám
Ímé te az igazságban gyönyörködöl, a mely a vesékben van
És bensómben bölcsességre tanítasz engem

Tisztíts meg engem izsóppal
És tiszta leszek
Moss meg engemet
És fehérebb leszek a hónál

Egyedül te ellened vétkeztem
És cselekedtem azt, a mi gonosz a te szemeid elótt
Hogy igaz légy beszédedben
És tiszta ítéletedben

Hallass örömet és vígasságot velem
Hogy örvendezzenek csontjaim, a melyeket összetörtél
Rejtsd el orczádat az én vétkeimtól
És töröld el minden álnokságomat

Tiszta szívet teremts bennem, oh Isten
És az erós lelket újítsd meg bennem
Ne vess el engem a te orczád elól
És a te szent lelkedet ne vedd el tólem
Add vissza nékem a te szabadításodnak örömét
És engedelmesség lelkével támogass engem
Hadd tanítsam a búnösöket a te utaidra
Hogy a vétkezók megtérjenek hozzád

Uram, nyisd meg az én ajakimat
Hogy hirdesse szájam a te dicséretedet
A töredelmes és búnbánó szívet oh Isten
Nem veted te meg




A Great Light (album)

October 29, 2021, Christian Metal Underground Records (CD, Digital)
December 29, 2021, Abran Records (Digital)

1. White As Snow 6:14
The people walking in darkness
Have seen a great light
On those living in the land of deep darkness
A light has dawned

For to us a child is born
To us a son is given
And the government
Will be on his shoulders

And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor
Mighty God, Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace

Of the greatness of his government and peace
There will be no end
He will reign on David's throne
And over his kingdom

Establishing and upholding it
With justice and righteousness
From that time on
And forever

Though your sins are like scarlet
They shall be as white as snow
Though they are red as crimson
They shall be like wool

A shoot will come up
From the stump of Jesse
From his roots and branch will
Bear fruit

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him
The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding
The Spirit of counsel and of might
The knowledge and fear of the Lord

And he will delight
In the fear
Of the Lord

He will not judge by what he sees
With his eyes
Or decide by what he hears
With his ears

But with righteousness he will
Judge the needy
With justice he will give decisions
For the poor of the earth

Though your sins are like scarlet
They shall be as white as snow
Though they are red as crimson
They shall be like wool

I will thoroughly
Purge away your dross
And remove all
Your impurities

The Lord Almighty
Is the one
You are to regard
As holy

He is the one
You are to fear
He is the one
You are to dread

He will be
A holy place
A stone that causes
People to stumble

And a rock
That makes them fall
And for the people of Jerusalem
He will be a trap and a snare

He will strike the earth
With the rod of his mouth
With the breath of his lips
He will slay the wicked

Though your sins are like scarlet
They shall be as white as snow
Though they are red as crimson
They shall be like wool

2. The Wells Of Salvation 4:59
Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord Almighty
The whole earth is
Full of his glory

Therefore the Lord himself
Will give you a sign

The virgin will conceive
And give birth to a son
And will call him
Immanuel

I will praise you, Lord
Although you were angry with me
Your anger has turned away
And you have comforted me

Surely God is my
Salvation
I will trust and
Not be afraid

The Lord, the Lord himself
Is my strength and my defense
He has become my
Salvation

With joy I draw
Water
From the wells of
Salvation

Give praise to the Lord
Proclaim his name

Make known among
The nations
What he
Has done
And proclaim
That his name is exalted

I will praise you, Lord
Although you were angry with me
Your anger has turned away
And you have comforted me

Surely God is my
Salvation
I will trust and
Not be afraid

The Lord, the Lord himself
Is my strength and my defense
He has become my
Salvation

Sing to the Lord, for he has done
Glorious things
Let this be known
To all the world

3. Shattered The Yoke 4:17
Do not call conspiracy
Everything this people calls a conspiracy
Do not fear what they fear
And do not dread it

Many of them will stumble
They will fall and be broken
They will be snared
And captured

Bind up this testimony
Of warning
And seal up God's instruction
Among my disciples

I will wait for the Lord
Who is hiding his face
I will put my trust
In him

You have enlarged the nation
And increased their joy
They rejoice before you
As people rejoice at the harvest

You have shattered
The yoke that burdens them
The bar across their shoulders
The rod of their oppressor

Shout aloud and sing for joy
People of Zion
For great is the Holy One
Of Israel among you

The Lord will give you relief
From your suffering and turmoil
And from the harsh labor
Forced on you

You have shattered
The yoke that burdens them
The bar across their shoulders
The rod of their oppressor

4. The Rod Of The Wicked 5:34
How the oppressor
Has come to an end
How his fury
Has ended

The Lord has broken
The rod of the wicked
The scepter
Of the rulers

Which in anger struck down peoples
With unceasing blows
And in fury subdued nations
With relentless aggression

All the lands are
At rest and at peace
They break
Into singing

The realm of the dead below
Is all astir
To meet you
At your coming

It rouses the spirits of the departed to greet you
All those who were leaders in the world
It makes them rise from their thrones
All those who were kings over the nations

They will all respond
They will say to you
"You also have become weak
As we are
All your pomp has been brought down
To the grave
Along with the noise of your harps

Maggots are spread out
Beneath you
And worms
Cover you"

5. Fallen From Heaven 5:39
How you have fallen from heaven
Morning star, son of the dawn
You have been cast down to the earth
You who once laid low the nations

You said in your heart
"I will ascend to the heavens
I will raise my throne
Above the stars of God

I will sit enthroned
On the mount of assembly
On the utmost heights
Of Mount Zaphon

I will ascend
Above the tops of the clouds
I will make myself
Like the Most High"

But you are brought down
To the realm of the dead
To the depths of the pit

Those who see you
Stare at you
They ponder your fate
"Is this the man who shook the earth

And made
Kingdoms tremble
The man who made the world
A wilderness

Who overthrew
Its cities
And would not let his
Captives go home?"

All the kings
Of the nations lie in state
Each in his
Own tomb

But you are cast
Out of your tomb
Like a rejected
Branch

You are covered with the slain
With those pierced by the sword
Those who descend to the stones of the pit
Like a corpse trampled underfoot

Let the offspring
Of the wicked
Never be mentioned
Again

6. A Refuge For The Poor 5:10
Lord, you are my God
I will exalt you and praise your name
For in perfect faithfulness
You've done wonderful things planned long ago

You've made the city a heap of rubble
The fortified town a ruin
The foreigners' stronghold a city no more
It will never be rebuilt

Therefore strong peoples
Will honor you
Cities of ruthless nations
Will revive you

The breath of the ruthless
Is like a storm
Driving against a wall
And like the heat of the desert

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

You silence the uproar
Of foreigners
As heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud
So the song of the ruthless is stilled

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare
A feast of rich food for all peoples
A banquet of aged wine
The best of meats and the finest of wines

Lord, you are my God
I will exalt you and praise your name
For in perfect faithfulness
You've done wonderful things planned long ago

You've made the city a heap of rubble
The fortified town a ruin
The foreigners' stronghold a city no more
It will never be rebuilt

Therefore strong peoples
Will honor you
Cities of ruthless nations
Will revive you

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

On this mountain he will destroy
The shroud that enfolds all peoples
The sheet that covers
All nations

The Sovereign Lord will swallow up death forever
He will wipe away the tears from all faces
He will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth
The Lord has spoken

7. The Rock Eternal 5:23
Trust in the Lord forever
For the Lord, the Lord himself
Is the Rock eternal

He humbles those who dwell on high
He lays the lofty city low
He levels it to the ground

"Surely this is our God
We trusted in him, and he saved us
This is the Lord, we trusted in him
Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation"

He humbles those who dwell on high
He lays the lofty city low
He levels it to the ground

Feet trample it down
The feet of the oppressed
The footsteps of the poor

"Surely this is our God
We trusted in him, and he saved us
This is the Lord, we trusted in him
Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation"

The path of the righteous is level
You, the Upright One
Make the way of the righteous
Smooth

Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws
We wait for you
Your name and renown
Are the desire of our hearts

Lord, you establish peace for us
All that we've accomplished
You have done for us

Lord our God
Your name alone
Do we honor

My soul yearns for you
In the night
In the morning
My spirit longs for you

Your dead will live, Lord
Their bodies will rise
Let those who dwell in the dust
Wake up and shout for joy

Your dew is like
The dew of the morning
The earth will give birth
To her dead

Be stunned and amazed
Blind yourselves and be sightless

Be drunk, but not from wine
Stagger, but not from beer

The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep
He has sealed your eyes (the prophets)
The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep
He has covered your heads (the seers)

The deaf will hear the words of the scroll
And out of gloom and darkness
The eyes of the blind will see
Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord

8. A Great Light 3:13
9. Mindwarped (Necromanicide cover) 3:27




Pools Of Water (album)

October 30, 2021, Christian Metal Underground Records (CD, Digital)
December 29, 2021, Abran Records (Digital)
May 12, 2022, Abran Records (CD-R)

1. A Rushing Torrent 5:01
Lord, be gracious to us
We long for you
Be our strength every morning
Our salvation in time of distress

See, the Name of the Lord comes from afar
With burning anger and dense clouds of smoke
His lips are full of wrath
And his tongue is a consuming fire

And you will sing
As on the night you celebrate
Your hearts will rejoice

As when people playing pipes go up
To the mountain of the Lord
To the Rock of Israel

The Lord will cause
People to hear
His majestic voice

His breath is like a rushing torrent
Rising up to the neck
He will make the nations see his arm coming down

And you will sing
As on the night you celebrate
Your hearts will rejoice

As when people playing pipes go up
To the mountain of the Lord
To the Rock of Israel

The Lord will cause
People to hear
His majestic voice

The oppressor will come to an end
And destruction will cease
The aggressor will vanish from the land
In love a throne will be established

In faithfulness a man will sit on it
One from the house of David
One who in judging seeks justice
And speeds the cause of righteousness

Righteousness will be his belt
And faithfulness the sash around his waist

Lord, be gracious to us
We long for you

See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power
And he rules with a mighty arm
See, his reward is with him
And his recompense accompanies him

And you will sing
As on the night you celebrate
Your hearts will rejoice

As when people playing pipes go up
To the mountain of the Lord
To the Rock of Israel

The Lord will cause
People to hear
His majestic voice

2. A Place For Owls 5:03
"I will rise up against them"
Declares the Lord Almighty
"I will wipe out Babylon's name and survivors"
Declares the Lord

"I will turn her into a place for owls
And into swampland"

"I will sweep her with the
Broom of destruction"
Declares the Lord Almighty

"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be
And as I have purposed, so it will happen
The yoke will be taken from my people
And the burden removed from their shoulders"

This is the plan determined
For the whole world
This is the hand stretched out
Over all nations

For the Lord Almighty has purposed
And who can thwart him
His hand is stretched out
And who can turn it back

"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be
And as I have purposed, so it will happen
The yoke will be taken from my people
And the burden removed from their shoulders"

The voice of the Lord will shatter the enemy
With his rod he will strike them down
Every stroke he lays on them
With his punishing club
Will be to the music
Of timbrels and harps
As he fights them in battle
With the blows of his arm

Topheth has long been prepared
It has been made ready for the king
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide
With an abundance of fire and wood

The breath of the Lord
Like a stream of burning sulfur
Sets it ablaze

"I will rise up against them"
Declares the Lord Almighty
"I will wipe out Babylon's name and survivors"
Declares the Lord

3. Dust On The Scales 5:22
A voice of one calling in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord
Make straight in the desert
A highway for our God

Every valley shall be raised up
Every mountain and hill made low
The rough ground shall become level
The rugged places a plain

And the glory of the Lord
Will be revealed
And all people
Will see it together

He tends his flock like a shepherd
He gathers the lambs in his arms
And carries them close to his heart
He gently leads those that have young

Who has measured the waters
In the hollow of his land
Or with the breadth of his hand
Marked off the heavens?

Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket
Or weighed the mountains on the scales
And the hills in a balance?

Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord
Or instruct the Lord as his counselor?

Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him
And who taught him the right way?

Surely the nations are like a drop
In a bucket
They are regarded as dust on the scales
He weighs the islands as though they were fine dust

Before him all the nations are as nothing
They are regarded by him as less than nothing

With whom, then, will you compare God?
To what image will you liken him?

4. Pools Of Water 1:42
The poor and needy search for water, but there is none
Their tongues are parched with thirst
But I the Lord will answer them
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them

I will make rivers flow on barren heights
And springs within the valleys
I will turn the desert into pools of water
And the parched ground into springs

So that people may see and know
May consider and understand
That the hand of the Lord has done this
That the Holy One of Israel has created it

5. The Way Of Holiness 5:42
Strengthen the feeble hands
Steady the knees that give way
Say to those with fearful hearts
"Be strong, do not fear; your God will come
He will come to save you."
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
And the ears of the deaf
Unstopped

Strengthen the feeble hands
Steady the knees that give way
Say to those with fearful hearts
"Be strong, do not fear; your God will come
He will come to save you."
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
And the ears of the deaf
Unstopped

Then will the lame leap like a deer
And the mute tongue shout for joy
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
And streams in the desert

The burning sand will become a pool
The thirsty ground bubbling springs
In the haunts where jackals once lay
Grass and reeds and papyrus will grow

And a highway will be there
It will be called the Way of Holiness
It will be for those who walk on that Way
The unclean will not journey on it
Wicked fools won't go about on it

No lion will be there
Nor any ravenous beast
They won't be found there
But only the redeemed
Will walk there

And those the Lord has rescued will return
They will enter Zion into singing

Strengthen the feeble hands
Steady the knees that give way
Say to those with fearful hearts
"Be strong, do not fear; your God will come."

Everlasting joy will crown their heads
Gladness and joy will overtake them
And sorrow and sighing will flee away

And a highway will be there
It will be called the Way of Holiness
It will be for those who walk on that Way
The unclean will not journey on it
Wicked fools won't go about on it

No lion will be there
Nor any ravenous beast
They won't be found there
But only the redeemed
Will walk there

And those the Lord has rescued will return
They will enter Zion into singing

6. My Servant 4:14
Here is my servant, whom I uphold
My chosen one in whom I delight
I will put my Spirit on him
And he will bring justice to the nations

He will not shout or cry out
Or raise his voice in the streets
A bruised reed he will not break
And a smoldering wick he will not snuff out

I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness
I will take hold of your hand
I will keep you and will make you a covenant for the people
And a light for the Gentiles

In faithfulness he will bring forth justice
He will not falter or be discouraged
Till he establishes justice on earth
In his teaching the islands will put their hope

I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness
To open eyes that are blind
To free captives from prison
And to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness

This is what God the Lord says
The Creator of the heavens
(Who stretches them out)
Who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it
Who gives breath and life to its people

I am the Lord; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to another
Or my praise
To idols

See, the former things have taken place
And new things I declare
Before they spring into being
I announce them to you
Sing to the Lord a new song
His praise from the ends of the earth
You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it
You islands, and all who live in them

Let the wilderness and its towns raise their voices
Let the settlements rejoice
Let the people sing for joy, let them shout from the mountaintops
Let them give glory to the Lord

7. The Battle Cry 6:12
See, a king will reign in righteousness
And rulers will rule with justice

Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
And a refuge from the storm

Like streams of water in the desert
And the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land

Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed
And the ears of those who hear will listen
The fearful heart will know and understand
And the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear

No longer will the fool be called noble
Nor the scoundrel be highly respected

For fools speak folly
Their hearts are bent with evil
They practice ungodliness

And spread error concerning the Lord
The hungry they leave empty
And from the thirsty they withhold water

Scoundrels use wicked methods
They make up evil schemes

To destroy the poor with lies
Even when the plea of the needy is just

But the noble make noble plans
And by noble deeds they stand

The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high
He will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness
He will be the sure foundation for your times
A rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge

The Lord will march out like a champion
Like a warrior he will stir up his zeal
With a shout he will raise the battle cry
And will triumph over his enemies

The desert and the parched land will be glad
The wilderness will rejoice and blossom

Like the crocus, ti will burst into bloom
It will rejoice greatly and shout for joy

8. From Ancient Days 4:59
Do not fear
For I have redeemed you
I have summoned you by name

You are mine
When you pass through the waters
I will be with you

And when you pass
Through the rivers
They will not sweep
Over you

When you walk
Through the fire
You will not be burned
The flames won't set you ablaze

For I am the Lord your God
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior
You are precious and honored in my sight
And I love you

I, even I, am the Lord
And apart from there is no savior
I have revealed and saved and proclaimed
I, and not some foreign god among you

Do not be afraid
For I am with you
I am God

From ancient days
I am he
No one can deliver out of my hand

I am the Lord
Your Holy One
Israel's Creator
Your King

Before me
No god was formed
Nor will there be one
After me

For I am the Lord your God
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior
You are precious and honored in my sight
And I love you

I, even I, am the Lord
And apart from there is no savior
I have revealed and saved and proclaimed
I, and not some foreign god among you

When I act, who can reverse it?
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past

See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
And streams in the wasteland

To give drink to my people, my chosen
The people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise

I am the first and I am the last
Apart from me there is no God

9. The Knowledge Of The Lord 1:49
10. Dawn Eternal (Mordecai cover) 4:53




Rivers Into Islands (EP, August 24, 2023, Abran Records) (CD-R, Digital)

Tracks 1-3 are new.
Track 4 is an instrumental from the previous recording session.
Tracks 5 and 6 are re-recorded tracks from "Autumn Psalms".

1. Rivers Into Islands 5:41
For a long time I have kept silent
I have been quiet and held myself back
But now, like a woman in childbirth
I cry out, I gasp and pant

I will lay waste the mountains and hills
And dry up all their vegetation
I will turn rivers into islands
And dry up the pools

I will lead the blind
By ways they have not known
Along unfamiliar paths
I will guide them

I will turn the darkness
Into light before them
And make the rough places smooth
I will not forsake them

But those who trust in idols
Who say to images, 'You are our gods'
Will be turned back
In utter shame

Hear, you deaf!
Look, you blind
And see!

I will lead the blind
By ways they have not known
Along unfamiliar paths
I will guide them

I will turn the darkness
Into light before them
And make the rough places smooth
I will not forsake them

I, even I
Am he who blots out
Your transgressions for my own sake
And remembers your sins no more

2. No Other Rock 3:24
I will pour water on the thirsty land
And streams on the dry ground
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring
And my blessing on your descendants

They will spring up
Like grass in a meadow
Like poplar trees
By flowing streams

Who then is like me?
Let him proclaim it
Let him declare and lay out before me
What has happened and what is yet to come

Do not tremble, do not be afraid
Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses
Is there any God besides me?
No, there is no other Rock; I know not one

All who make idols are nothing
And the things they treasure are worthless
Those who would speak up for them are blind
They are ignorant, to their own shame

3. Like The Morning Mist 3:33
I have made you, I will not forget you
I have swept away your offenses like a cloud
Your sins like the morning mist
Return to me, for I have redeemed you

Sing for joy, you heavens
For the Lord has done this
Shout aloud, you earth beneath
Burst into song, you mountains, forests and trees

This is what the Lord says
Your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb
I am the Lord, the Maker of all things
Who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth

Who foils the signs of false prophets
And makes fools of diviners
Who overthrows the learning of the wise
And turns it into nonsense

I will go before you and level the mountains
I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron
I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places
So that you may know that I am the Lord
I am the Lord, and there is no other
Apart from me there is no God, I will strengthen you
I am the Lord, and there is no other, I form the light and create darkness
I bring prosperity and create disaster, I, the Lord, do all these things

4. Mint A Vizek A Tengert 1:37
5. The Grass Withers 3:08
6. Above The Circle Of The Earth 5:03
7. Man Of Sorrows (Cruciferae cover) 7:09

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