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The Hiebner Prophecy Lyrics

Helrunar - Niederkunfft
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Niederkunfft

(2015)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresBlack Metal
LabelsProphecy Productions
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8. The Hiebner Prophecy
Es hat ein Author namens Israel Hiebner gesetzet/
daß in dem 1654. Jahre/den 2. Augusti stylo veteri umb 11. vor Mittag/
eine solch erschroeckliche Finsternueß entstehen werde/ dergestalt/
daß jederman vermeynen wird/ die Sonne sey am Himmel zergangen und verschwunden/
also daß auch die Menschen ohne Anzuendung der Liechter nichts werden sehen koennen/
und deßwegen die Voegel auß der Lufft sich verirren/ und auff die Erde herab fallen.
Denn in dem obersten Grad des Himmels/ der Mars, die Sonn/ der Mond/
und der Saturnus zur selben Zeit/ im Loewen zusammen kommen/
dergleichen Conjunctio Planetarum nicht geschehen/ weil Himmel und Erde gestanden.

"Diese gantze und fast zweyfache Sonn- und Loewens-Finsternueß ist unzweiffelich ein Vorbot des Juengsten Tags. Die uebrigen 2. Jahr nach obgedachter Finsternueß soll es alles widerwertig auff Erden daher gehen/ worueber die Regenten und Obrigkeit von ihren Unterthanen grosse Verfolgung leyden/ sonderlich aber das Kayserthumb gar fallen und seynen Feinden in die Hand kommen werde. Darauff wird denn Gog und Magog einen ploetzlichen Fall thun/ die Gewaltigen werden gedemuetigt/ ein newer Krieg und Streit an etzlichen Orthen im Roemischen Reich sich erheben/ auch das Urtheil so in der Epistel Jacobus am 5. Capitel gestellet worden/ stark exequirt werden/ worauff denn Gott der himmliche Vater mit seinem Juengsten Tage heran brechen werde."
[Israel Hiebner: Prognosticon oder Practica auff das Jahr nach der Gnadenreichen und seeligmachenden Geburt unsers Heylsamen Erloesers Jesu Christi M.DC.XLVI.]

And lo! The stench of bloodshed still lingered over the Reich/
when this dreadful forecast began to spread/
printed on well-selling leaflets/ that terrified each one who read/
shaking the pillars/ of the old world.
Europe shall perish/ it's the end of time/ an eclipse of the sun/
will be the first sign/ for our Lord's judgement/ to come soon/
our holy empire/ shall fall to ruin.
The hordes of the half-moon/ will storm from the east/
wrecking all towns/ west of Vienna. 2nd August 1654 Saturn enters the Lion/
joined by Mars/ the bringer of war/ the Reich shall fall.
Then Gog and Magog shall tumble suddenly/ as written in the book of Ezechiel.
The swords of brothers/ turn against each other.
Hailstorms howl/ rain of fire/ and sulphur.
And woe to you, oh wealthy! The poor will have no pity!
All your riches shall decay/ yet you fattened your hearts til slaughterday.
The reign of kings and nobles/ won't be endured anymore/
famines and injustice/ lead to riots and war.
Saturn's evil influence/ causes plague and pestilence/
when the sun turns black/ no one can count the dead.
In his popular almanacs/ Hiebner repeated this prediction/
it was sharply disproved by many a scholar/ but the masses did not listen.
The priests told the people not to give in/ to this manic terror.
They should put their trust in god.
Tell me/ how much faith is left after 30 years of war?
In the hour of the eclipse/ all birds ceased to sing/
streets and squares were hollow/ left silent and sad.
The trembling masses/ crowded the churches/ begging for god's grace/
but Doomsday failed to take place.
Hiebner was born under some miserable star.
Harassed by outraged people/ he fled to Sibiu/
where he announced dates for Doomsday two more times.
Gazing at the stars/ he fell into his grave.
When he prognosticated the end of the world/
he just divined his own wretched death.
And the world turned on.
And the world turned.
And the world...
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