Marduk Serpent Sermon 1. Serpent Sermon Our mastema is vast - even in the house of God Ever present - within and so without Reversed life-force channeled into prayers of blame and fork-tongued glory Guileless doctrine turned - into teachings on how to love The Lie on how to love The Lie Psalms of venom - Slithering saints Serpent Sermon - Serpent Sermon Psalms of venom Serpent Sermon - Serpent Sermon Our mastema is great - even on the preacher's tongue Ever moving - above and so below Reversed life-force channeled into prayers of blame and fork-tongued glory Guileless doctrine turned - into teachings on how to love The Lie on how to love The Lie Psalms of venom - Slithering saints Serpent Sermon - Serpent Sermon Psalms of venom Serpent Sermon - Serpent Sermon Our mastema runs deep - even in the veins of the Lamb Ever active - within and so without 2. Messianic Pestilence And I listened and I heard... the colour of blood And I beheld and I saw... the voice of the Lord Sweeping over the masses Removing the cover from the fierce mouths of a new plague Swiftly turning our cities into still graves Messianic Pestilence And I sniffed and I smelled... the drumbeats of Hell Like a thousand commingling thunders Violently shaking the foundation of the earth The old land of life has failed Newer rites of Death prevail Swiftly turning our cities into still graves Messianic Pestilence Messianic Pestilence Messianic Pestilence Christlike plague of HOLY DEATH Messianic Pestilence And I spoke and I called... for the grandeurs of War To rage upon mankind To again roar among the congregations of the earth The old land of life has failed Newer rites of Death prevail 3. Souls For Belial Sweet torrents of Death Oh engulfing ruin Every fall is a soul ...for Belial In sinless guilt rushing Blasts of yokeless glory To and fro - Red ascension Collecting souls ...for Belial ...for Belial And as our voice uncovers Another soul to the stream Another soul devoured ...for Belial Oh Lawless Angel we approach thee In the form of proudest shame We thy children - Here assembled Now thy promised blessing claim ...promised blessing claim Lord of Arrogance - Lord of Pride Fling thy unrestrained nets thrice And let The Rivers of the under world Swiftly to the surface rise Oh Spirit of Darkness we invoke thee In the name of all things depraved We thy servants - here forgathered Now thy promised blessing claim ...promised blessing claim Sweet torrents of Death Oh engulfing ruin Every fall is a soul ...for Belial ...for Belial ...for Belial Angels of sweed Ever rising decline Every slip is a soul ...for Belial ...for Belial ...for Belial In sinless guilt rushing Blasts of yokeless glory To and fro - Red ascension Collecting souls ...for Belial ...for Belial And as our voice uncovers Another soul to the stream Another soul devoured ...for Belial 4. Into Second Death Of swift-winged Damnation and of Divine Anger Waves of sulphurous Justice rushing forth Unrivaled Flames arise from the unrivaled hunger ...of the consuming sinkhole of the Gods And this is the Fire - that shall cleanse your soul And as a cloud of dying flesh shall it materialize That voice long heard at the altar of Rusty Death Floating on the quickly fading memory of life The pitch-black splendour of the Devil's breath And this is the Darkness - that shall cause you to... Fall - Into the quenchless fire Fall - Into the depths Fall - With the rest of your sinful empire Fall - Into second Death And the chants of the damned shall be sharpened and be turned into spears Blades of burnished curse gleam in the dark Wounds shall be made and be kept open for years And the blood thereof shall become our sweetest psalms And this is the Poison - that shall wash you clean And as a cloud of dying flesh shall it materialize That voice long heard at the altar of Rusty Death Floating on the quickly fading memory of life The pitch-black splendour of the Devil's breath And this is the Darkness - that shall cause you to... Fall - Into the quenchless fire Fall - Into the depths Fall - With the rest of your sinful empire Fall - Into second Death 5. Temple Of Decay Hills will be deaf and mountains will not hear There be no caves no corners there To shade your souls from the fire To shield your hearts from fear His W R A T H is upon us The Flames draw near And evermore shall you kneel Before the Altar of Death Forever damned to the Temple ...of Decay The skies shall explode and the air itself ignite But the flames thereof shall bring no light To lead you out from the darkness of this unceasing Night His W R A T H is upon us and Death we invite And evermore shall you kneel Before the Altar of Death Forever damned to the Temple ...of Decay And evermore shall you kneel Before the Altar of Death Forever damned to the Temple ...of Decay 6. Damnation's Gold Gold moon - Sun of silver See the fallen string their bows Another dart from reason's quiver Again the eyes of madness glow Curse on curse - Voice of fire See the width of Hell expand Knotted whips of flaming wire Dancing upon the back of man Doomsday embers Damnation's spread The Dark embodies Death stands prepared Ascend - Awake - Arise O Ye Flames of Perdition Havoc - Ravage - Demise Damnation's Gold Judgement materialized The flames converge Behold Desecration take form and emerge Ascend - Awake - Arise O Ye Flames of Perdition Havoc - Ravage - Demise Damnation's Gold Shoreless seas of hallowed quicksand No redemption - No way up Accept the imperious yoke of Satan And drink now from Damnation's cup Gold moon - Sun of silver See the fallen string their bows Another dart from reason's quiver Again the eyes of madness glow Curse on curse - Voice of fire See the width of Hell expand Knotted whips of flaming wire Dancing upon the back of man Doomsday embers Damnation's spread The Dark embodies Death stands prepared Ascend - Awake - Arise O Ye Flames of Perdition Havoc - Ravage - Demise Damnation's Gold Ascend - Awake - Arise O Ye Flames of Perdition Havoc - Ravage - Demise Damnation's Gold 7. Hail Mary (Piss-Soaked Genuflexion) Hail Mary Full of grace Ashen vomit - Cascades of Black The Lord is with you Alleluja! Angelic orgies in Demonic Filth Blessed are you among women Hook-like genitals digging forth And blessed is the fruit of your womb Hook-like genitals digging through Holy Mary Mother of God Pray for us sinners Semen and blood Behold the handmaid of the Lord In Piss-soaked Genuflexion Hail Mary Full of grace The sacramental urine praise The Lord is with you Alleluja! Ravenous phalluses digging deep Holy Mary Mother of God Pray for us sinners Semen and blood Behold the handmaid of the Lord In Piss-soaked Genuflexion 8. M.A.M.M.O.N. Succumb! Submit! Give in! One step towards The Sin of the Calf Two steps away from God High hills made low in the name of Greed Infernal lust in heavenly robes Come bask now ...in its sulphurous luster ...in its sulphurous glory Molten vanity Avaricious glory Moldering pride Measuring maggots Overflowing with golden guilt Narrow is the path out of damnation One step away from the will of Heaven Two steps towards The Pit High heads made low in the name of Punishment Unquenchable thirst in a river of flames Come bask now ...in its sulphurous luster ...in its sulphurous glory Metallic hunger Altars of sin Murderous shining lust Magic stones of ruin Overwhelming greed Nectar of death 9. Gospel Of The Worm Through used up life-force and used up skin Through strings of failure and stiff limbs of shame Crapulous orgies - Consuming sin In ceaseless hunger Hellish black thirst Livid with the hue of mould and death Crowned with swarming angels of rot Mere food for maggots Mere fuel for the flames Saying grace at the table of Decay And as your soul in darkness burn ...of the emptiness you learn And as your flesh to soil turn ...embrace the Gospel of the Worm Warmth and life are now strangers in here The Void is present Ancient yet forever new Dead - You are dead! Depleted - You are dead! Bow before the skillful smith of Decay No hope - Only Death! Clusters of heavy sins hold you down And as your soul in darkness burn ...of the emptiness you learn And as your flesh to soil turn ...embrace the Gospel of the Worm 10. World Of Blades Lifeless rebirth - Devoured and made anew Fleshless dominion and the blackness of burnt blood And as a tempest of rust and moths shall my voice boom forth Proclaiming the gospel of A New Dawn ...and the coming of the Lord The coming of the Lord The birth of The Darkness The coming of the Lord ...and a World of Blades The Great Darkness descends now even faster The throat of hope and mercy lies strangled And upon fixed poles of Guilt and Death shall my anthems thunder Revealing the splendour of The New Law ...and the coming of the Lord The coming of the Lord The birth of The Darkness The coming of the Lord ...and a World of Blades And the light of the new dawn shall come as flames of destruction The hope of man shall melt like wax before the flame And the earth shall open and re-open and shall hunger for flesh Thirsty blades shall glitter at every gate Sharpened - blessed - and polished for slaughter And the might of the new law shall be as vast cataclysms Violently tearing time and space to shreds And the blood of the lamb shall blacken and become as tar Death shall stand like a mountain of power And you and your fellow beings shall give thanks! Lifeless rebirth - Devoured and made anew Fleshless dominion and the blackness of burnt blood And as a tempest of rust and moths shall my voice boom forth Proclaiming the gospel of A New Dawn ...and the coming of the Lord The coming of the Lord The birth of The Darkness The coming of the Lord ...and a World of Blades 11. Coram Satanae [Bonus Track]Shifting from strength to strength Devouring Darkness Piercing Light Striking high and low Into the foundation of life Risen from high to higher The stars of God and above Yet shall the ash cloud reach to Earth and to the Lowest Low Fixed - Yet bound to ascend Rising as lions among men Coram Satanae - Coram Satanae Fixed - Yet bound to ascension Shifting from strength to strength Devouring Darkness Piercing Light Striking high and low Into the foundation of life Risen from high to higher The stars of God and above Yet shall the ash cloud reach to Earth and to the Lowest Low Fixed - Yet bound to ascend Rising as lions among men Coram Satanae - Coram Satanae Fixed - Yet bound to ascension Morgan ‒ Guitars Devo ‒ Guitars, Bass Mortuus ‒ Vocals Lars ‒ Drums