Babel, Pt. 2"Babel" - No. 5, The Children of Noah Were Three

CHORUS:

The children of Noah were three -

Shem, Japhet, Ham.

They descended the mountains

Into the plain,s

And made them their homes.

They persuaded others

Who feared the lower ground,

Because of the flood,

To leave the higher places

And to follow their example.

And the plain in which they first dwelt

Was called Shinar.

TENOR SOLO:

Now God commanded them

To send colonies abroad

To people the earth,

That they might not rise up against Him,

But might cultivate a great part of the earth,

To enjoy its fruits,

And to do His will.

CHORUS:

But they were ill-advised

And did not obey God.

They imagined their own power

Was the cause of their plenty,

And did not obey Him.

They did not send out colonies abroad.

Since they feared that being divided

They might more easily be oppressed.