McKennitt, Loreena - Lullaby Lyrics






O for a voice like thunder, and a tongue
To drown the throat of war! - When the senses
Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness
Who can stand? When the souls of the oppressed

Fight in the troubled air that rages, who can stand?
When the whirlwind of fury comes from the
Throne of God, when the frowns of his countenance
Drive the nations together, who can stand?

When Sin claps his broad wings over the battle,
And sails rejoicing in the flood of Death;
When souls are torn to everlasting fire,
And fiends of Hell rejoice upon the stain.

O who can stand? O who hath caused this?
O who can answer at the throne of God?
The Kings and Nobles of the Land have done it!
Hear it not, Heaven, thy Ministers have done it!





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  1. B.... ....

    i have 38 now and im kid and where is repeat button with loop track....

  2. �.... A....

    Camın kenarindayim dışarda gürül gürül yağan bir yağmur ,fonda bu şarkı ve aklımda sen

  3. F.... A....

    God bless her divine voice.

  4. B.... M....

    Loreena McKennitt - Lullaby

    O for a voice like thunder, and a tongue
    To drown the throat of war! - When the senses
    Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness,
    Who can stand? When the souls of the oppressed
    Fight in the troubled air that rages, who can stand?
    When the whirlwind of fury comes from the
    Throne of God, when the frowns of his countenance
    Drive the nations together, who can stand?
    When Sin claps his broad wings over the battle,
    And sails rejoicing in the flood of Death;
    When souls are torn to everlasting fire,
    And fiends of Hell rejoice upon the slain,
    O who can stand? O who hath caused this?
    O who can answer at the throne of God?
    The Kings and Nobles of the Land have done it!
    Hear it not, Heaven, thy Ministers have done it!

  5. G.... ....

    ♪♫♥ ;)

  6. B.... D....

    Dema jın hezbıke

  7. A.... �....

    Ah Lorena ah senin sesin kadar güzel bir karım olsun isterse yüzünde kocaman bir çıban olsun fark etmez

  8. C.... B....

    If you've ever been down & dirty in combat for days on end the words of Blake resonate deep in your soul. The counterpoint of Loreena's exquisite voice drives the point home even deeper.

  9. S.... M....

    It's always darkest before the dawn. Who can stand? He asks. We can. But gently like a babies lullaby.

  10. C.... U....

    I AM SO Blown away by this Bardic Song of Truth... I am heartbroken that so few will hear and deliver this message...

  11. �.... �....

    27/6/2019 Athens Greece in Herod Atticus Theater amazing concert !!!!!

  12. s.... n....

    my favorite

  13. k.... ....

    Beautiful-Ariston...!!!

  14. H.... G....

    These words take on a whole new meaning after seeing the last few episodes of Game of Thrones. Sometimes the angel of death isn't who we expect it to be. Sometimes it's the person we cheered on the most. And against someone with such love and terrible power, who can stand?

  15. C.... D....

    I just adore her

  16. S.... E....

    imagine...

  17. t.... ....

    🤡🌎 👌

  18. S.... H....

    I used to listen to this when the first lotr came out and I used to pretend this was Saruman the white speaking.:)

  19. Z.... 1....

    SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL HOWEVER
    I THINK I HAVE CAME TO THAT
    CONCLUSION BECAUSE I AM
    IN LOVE WITH HER VOICE🙊🙉🙈

    Z.... 1....

    Well...she is actually beautiful. The word, beautiful, is used today in a way which does not mean beautiful. Today, it's used in place of "something I lust for". Of course, she's beautiful...how do I know?


    You can tell by her music, silly.

    Z.... 1....

    @Halimous Bathyal HER MUSIC HER FACE
    HER VOICE. HER SOUL, IT'S ALL BEAUTIFUL
    TO ME MY FRIEND🙈🙊🙉

  20. G.... R....

    would that I could get James Earl Jones to do this song, with that deep booming voice.

  21. �.... K....

    Who can stand...

  22. L.... F....

    Gracias.

  23. M.... T....

    Hermosa música la adoro desde hace mucho y la veré este 9 de noviembre, emocionadisima.

  24. l.... ....

    It's sounds like christopher lee

  25. R.... F....

    That amazing resonant voice was the late, great Douglas Campbell, a Scottish-born Canadian actor who performed regularly at Stratford. His was the perfect voice to bring Blake's words to life.

  26. L.... t....

    the best album.

  27. M.... T....

    ⚡☔💓

  28. P.... B....

    A hangja megigéz ,énekeljen bármit!

  29. E.... D....

    Dema jin hesbike halil dağ filminden gelenler burdami selam hepinize

  30. K.... K....

    One of the most powerful pieces of music.....and poetry.

  31. R.... p....

    Músicas de excelente qualidade e bom gosto

  32. S.... A....

    Thank's so much

  33. p.... r....

    Nerdeydm bunca zaman neden yeni keşfettim kendime kızıyorum ...Efsane

  34. S.... U....

    Some years ago, when I was a young child who couldn't understand English yet, my mother showed this to me and I thought the man's voice was God's and the other voices came from angels.

    S.... U....

    Awww Susan that's a precious memory ! :-D

    S.... U....

    You absolutely give it the right Description👏🏻😍

  35. a.... �....

    SIMPLY PERFECT. 🌷💚💜💙💛

  36. B.... A....

    Amo de mais as musicas dela magnificas relexantes maravilhosas

  37. L.... ....

    Seni dinledikçe aleyna tilkinin ağzına vurasım geliyor

    L.... ....

    Ayy ne iklimsin ne çaaağree . Bi sus laaaaannn 😅

    L.... ....

    al benden de o kadar

    L.... ....

    Boyle bir saheseri dinledikten sonra akliniza gelen ilk seyin bir pop sanatci ismi olmasi garip dogrusu.

    L.... ....

    Bu şarkıyı dinlediğinize göre nahif bir ruhunuz var demektir. Nahif ruhlar diğer insanların ağzına sadece farklı düşündükleri ve davrandıkları için vurmazlar.

    L.... ....

    Çok duygusal bir şarkı her dinlediğimde ağlıyorum

  38. A.... M....

    Polska emigrantka to Canada, for twenty years I love you Loreena .

  39. c.... �....

    Mukemmel ses..cok aciksi

  40. G.... P....

    Wow - that tells it all in 50 words or less,,,

  41. K.... M....

    Could heart melt

  42. D.... P....

    Up Lifting and Soulful - Beautiful

  43. Z.... V....

    124 listeners could not stand.

  44. X.... C....

    escultava essa musica na hora de dormir ,tempos depois vi a traduçao "Canção de ninar"
    😍

  45. G.... ....

    here crying for lanka

  46. R.... K....

    Leave it to Ms. McKennitt to put the poetry into the music itself. Her vocables say far more than the words of Blake.

    Let those with ears hear her Divine message.

  47. L.... B....

    I was listen this in 2009,i was 21 years and i thought that the voice is Sir Sean Connery...:)..but beautiful anyway..

  48. L.... ....

    The best!

  49. G.... M....

    👏 😍😍😍

  50. G.... M....

    👏 😍😍😍

  51. D.... J....

    oceán vyznání

  52. t.... e....

    I love this song!

  53. t.... e....

    perfect

  54. A.... H....

    "Lullaby" was written for Elliott Hayes's play "Blake - Innocence and Experience" performed in 1983 at the Stratford Festival.
    The music was composed and performed for Elliott's play "Blake" by Loreena McKennitt.
    Actor Douglas Campbell who starred in Hayes' play "Blake" performs the spoken lyrics in this song.

  55. F.... ....

    A beautiful, devoted Mother crouches over the wickered and linened cradle of her Child to comfort that babe in minor distress from thundered elements, she sings, soothes and caresses her child to peace and maternal love.
    Such is our Keltic Mother, who raised a tiny Nation to Greatness just by Caring...........F

  56. G.... L....

    Very manly.

  57. C.... F....

    The last phrase evokes a latin proverb: "Roma locuta, causa finita". Ω

  58. N.... V....

    i love loreena mckennitt

  59. b.... ....

    Also, I FINALLY got to see her live last year. For the past 20 years, every time she's played in LA, I've been out of town, busy, or broke. And then I saw she had this two-night engagement and I was broke AGAIN and my mom was like, "NO. This is a bucket list thing for you. Happy early birthday, here's two tickets." And WOW. It wasn't a concert. It was a spiritual experience. She doesn't AGE. And her voice sounds just as beautiful and pure and exquisite live as it does recorded.

  60. b.... ....

    Me, the first time I listened to this song, maybe...15 years ago: "OMG THUNDER OUTSIDE no wait, I've got the volume on my stereo turned up too high...wow, this is so amazing beautiful. Of course, it's Loreena, EVERYTHING she does is beautiful...ooo I love it when she starts stacking harmonies, cuz I get to sing along and harmonize too... Wait. What. What is this guy -- why is -- ...WTF is this poem. I AM LEGIT TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. ...... I'm going to listen to this again. Five times in a row."

  61. M.... ....

    Hermosísimo!! Gracias.

  62. E.... S....

    if y'all are in to death metal, look up the rotting Christ version, O For a Voice like Thunder

  63. s.... ....

    The most beautiful VOICE ever.
    The woman most sensitive on Earth. The pleasure of the SOUL.
    LOREENA is the name most NOBLE of the ART.
    GODDESS of Spirit of POETRY MUSIC. Simply THE ONE.

  64. H.... T....

    Such a powerful piece: both the Blake quotation and the ethereal voice of LM....I'm struck by the similarities between the poem and the concept behind "War Pigs", by Black Sabbath. Thank you for sharing this.

    H.... T....

    How very strange that I was thinking the same about 'War Pigs'. Somehow Ms. McKennitt's soulful, tearful, and melancholic (all at the same time) voice somehow binds the horror of the bombers and sirens in the Sabbath masterpiece. I don't understand the juxtaposition but it comes together for me and makes me understand.

  65. P.... ....

    First time I ever heard this, I had the TV on silent, and it was showing footage of the Bosnian War during the soliloquy, with Blake's words as biting as they were two centuries earlier.

  66. J.... A....

    Unforgetteble

  67. J.... L....

    Amo de mais 😱🇧🇷❤

    J.... L....

    Seu nome é muito lindo.

  68. K.... P....

    This is an absolute masterpiece.

  69. J.... K....

    Canción Maravillosa, se las Recomiendo.

  70. D.... M....

    Excellent: )

  71. 1.... ....

    His voice reminds me of Jim Carter (Carson the Butler) from Downton Abbey....

  72. t.... ....

    Waaw. Just amazing .

  73. L.... ....

    I love this song!

  74. C.... R....

    So beautiful....!!!

  75. D.... Q....

    Her Zaman büyüleyici \ Wunderbar

  76. W.... A....

    Simply amazing! i love loreena songs <3

  77. b.... b....

    HUZURA YOLCULUK KADINIM...

  78. M.... W....

    I don't want to buy for little kids but that was precious

  79. D.... S....

    A canção é linda gostaria de saber de quem é a voz que fala, parece a mesma voz do ator que faz Gandalf em Senhor dos Anéis! ♡♡♡

    D.... S....

    eu sempre lembro do Sean Connery

  80. k.... T....

    As dramatic a piece as you,ll ever find outside of a theatre!thank you!

  81. A.... S....

    Maravilhoso! Adoro Suas Canções. Que Voz!

  82. G.... M....

    I have loved this woman since the 90's. Saw her twice live, blessed.

  83. S.... ....

    That voiceover sounded like Sir Christopher Lee.

    S.... ....

    It should be James Earl Jones.

    S.... ....

    ScottJohnCaile the first time I listened to the song, I was pretty sure that he was Jeremy Irons.

    S.... ....

    Who is Jeremy Irons?

    S.... ....

    Only if he could do it in the refined Scottish accent. Which I'm sure he could.

    S.... ....

    @SilverWolfMoon it's been a long time you've not uploaded :(

  84. A.... L....

    ♥ ... Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ... ♥

  85. A.... M....

    Fantastica, superba, mistica.

  86. P.... J....

    Really does remind me of the ArchAngel Gabriel.

  87. K.... R....

    Thy ministers have done it.. and will keep do it until the end of mankind..

  88. k.... ....

    There was this video which was set on green fields.Loreena was walking on the green fields in that video clip for this song.I can't find it.I think its been deleted.anyone got idea ?

    k.... ....

    +kickingkingking Could it be The Mystic's Dream? When you get to see the video from it, it may be the one you just mentioned. ;)

    k.... ....

    +Mynor Engel no friend.I am clearly remember.There also William Blake's poem too.

    k.... ....

    Yeah, I remember seeing it too. It appears like it's been deleted.

  89. D.... E....

    ce voce divina

  90. S.... L....

    Grande Cantora Lírica !!!

    S.... L....

    perfeita

    S.... L....

    çok guzel

  91. U.... k....

    iliklerime kadar efkarlandım çok arabeski

  92. T.... ....

    A lullaby, something to soothe children, and Blake's words which speak of all the corruption and evil that people inflict on one another are an absolutely chilling combination. And yet, I feel hopeful as the music rises and soars after the poem finishes. It seems to suggest that yes, we all come to recognize wickedness and the awful sadness it brings, but as keepers of our fellow human beings, we all have the responsibilities and abilities to make this world a better place.

    T.... ....

    Loreena never had any kids, so she may have missed the mark on this one. Still love it, myself.

    T.... ....

    It's true we have to be hopeful. No matter what. It's always darkest before the dawn.

    T.... ....

    A lullaby, my ass! Thie is an atheist talkink *bout the hypocrism in religion!

    T.... ....

    Beautifully said. I agree, we have an opportunity here, and we can't fail this time. We can change this world, we have the capacity. We just have to see it collectively. Some of us already do ...

    T.... ....

    Wonderfully well said.

  93. B.... D....

    I hate the fact the people can't always say what they want. Specially in the Arab world.

    B.... D....

    yeah , not only say but do also , *from iraq* :))

  94. l.... ....

    GODDESS LOREENA, and the most actor DOUGLAS CAMPBELL.
    Simply FABULLOUS.

  95. B.... A....

    Amazing 👍✌

  96. Y.... P....

    William Blake can stand

    Y.... P....

    william blake you were a profet a poet now your a killer of white men lol from deadman the movie lol love william blake

  97. A.... S....

    Hacı şiir kısmını söyleyen kişi kim? Gandalf mı?

    A.... S....

    +Alihan Selimoğlu Bende gandalf sandım :)

    A.... S....

    +Ruh Adam Josie divina

    A.... S....

    gandalf degilde saruman sanirim :)

    A.... S....

    Alihan Selimoğlu Bu mükemmel şarkının altında bizim insanımızı görmek gözlerimi yaşartıyor 👏👍

    A.... S....

    Alihan Selimoğlu kahtali mici Kardesim bunu bilemeyecek ne var

  98. r.... e....

    Maravilloso