Braunham

Song

The Curse of Gall and Wormwood

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  • Artist Braunham
  • Duration 6:45
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Lyrics

Lyrics

[Intro]
In shadows deep where whispers lead, a curse takes hold tonight
The sky is torn, the angels mourn, as darkness blinds the light

[Verse 1]
He that turns away from God, he walks the path of pain
Bearing roots of Gall and Wormwood, entangled in disdain
The jealousy of Heaven’s wrath ignites a fiery dread
True warriors of faith shall rise while the false ones fall like lead

[Pre-Chorus]
Wormwood shall be your food, and Gall will fill your cup
Those who twisted truth with lies, behold, they’ve given up
Be not as prophets seeking gain, their fate is sealed by fire
For in the depths of bitter waters lies the chains of false desire

[Chorus]
The angel sounds a clarion call, as Wormwood rains from the sky
One-third of man shall fall and break, in the bitter flood we die
A cursed breed, deceived and lost, in darkness we shall wade
For all that lives in wrathful sin, by Gall and Wormwood is betrayed

[Verse 2]
Wherefore doth a man lament, for the punishment of sin?
The rod of truth shall strike the hearts, bring darkness deep within
Let us cleanse our hands in faith, redeem the soul we’ve lost
Seek the Way of the Cross tonight, and rise above the cost

[Bridge]
Lift up your heart, with hands ablaze, to God in the heavens high
In the storm of despair, as the angels weep and cry
Bitter waters churn around, a river of regret
But in the depths of Gall and Wormwood, we shall rise, we shan’t forget

[Chorus Repeat]
The angel sounds a clarion call, as Wormwood rains from the sky
One-third of man shall fall and break, in the bitter flood we die
A cursed breed, deceived and lost, in darkness we shall wade
For all that lives in wrathful sin, by Gall and Wormwood is betrayed

[Outro]
He that turns away from God, bear the curse, you’ll find
In the shadows of Gall and Wormwood, the chains shall grip your mind
So come now, let us rise, in the fire we’ll become free
For where there’s faith in the divine, we’ll shatter the enemy

References

Scripture References

These references are not presented to establish a prophecy timeline or identify current events.

These passages are connected to the song's biblical themes. The lyrics are not presented as Scripture.

Primary References

  • Deuteronomy 29:18-20 - Turning away from the LORD; the root bearing gall and wormwood; God's anger and jealousy against persistent rebellion.
  • Jeremiah 23:15 - Judgment upon corrupt and false prophets; God says He will feed them with wormwood and make them drink the water of gall.
  • Lamentations 3:19 - Affliction, bitterness, the wormwood and the gall.
  • Lamentations 3:39-41 - The source for several of the song's repentance lines: Why should a man complain concerning the punishment of his sins? Search our ways, turn again to the LORD, and lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
  • Revelation 8:10-11 - The third trumpet: the great star called Wormwood falls upon a third of the rivers and fountains; the waters become bitter and many die.

Additional References

  • Jeremiah 9:13-16 - Forsaking God's law results in judgment: God feeds them with wormwood, and gives them water of gall to drink.
  • Jeremiah 23:9-15 - Judgment upon corrupt and false prophets; God says He will feed them with wormwood and make them drink the water of gall.
  • Lamentations 3:15-19 - Affliction, bitterness, the wormwood and the gall.
  • Psalm 119:67, 71 - Affliction as correction and instruction, connected to the song's fire-makes-us-stronger layer.
  • Deuteronomy 4:24 - Yahweh your God is described as a devouring fire, a jealous God.
  • Deuteronomy 9:3 - Yahweh goes before Israel as a devouring fire.
  • Isaiah 48:10 - God refining His people in the furnace of affliction.
  • Zechariah 13:9 - God's people are brought through the fire, refined like silver, and tried like gold.
  • Malachi 3:2-3 - The Lord as a refiner's fire, purifying rather than merely destroying.
  • Matthew 27:34 - Christ Himself is offered vinegar mingled with gall at the Cross.
  • 1 Peter 1:6-7 - Faith tested through trials like gold tried with fire.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Paul says the day will not come unless the rebellion, often quoted as the falling away, comes first.
  • Hebrews 12:29 - Our God is a consuming fire.
  • Revelation 9:17-18 - A later trumpet judgment in which a third part of mankind is killed, complementing the song's one-third imagery.
  • Revelation 17:15 - Waters can represent peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.