The Dream
Song By The Throne Of Grace
Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream
1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell
in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you.
2 I thought it good to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God
has worked for me.
3 How great are His signs, And how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.
4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.
5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts on my bed and the visions
of my head troubled me.
6 Therefore I issued a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before
me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.
7 Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came
in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to
me its interpretation.
8 But at last Daniel came before me (his name is Belteshazzar, according to
the name of my god; in him is the Spirit of the Holy God), and I told the dream
before him, saying:
9 “Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, because I know that the Spirit of the
Holy God is in you, and no secret troubles you, explain to me the
visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
10 “These were the visions of my head while on my bed: I was looking, and behold,
A tree in the midst of the earth, And its height was great.
11 The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it
could be seen to the ends of all the earth.
12 Its leaves were lovely, Its fruit abundant, And in it was food for all. The
beasts of the field found shade under it, The birds of the heavens dwelt
in its branches, And all flesh was fed from it.
13 “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher,
a holy one, coming down from heaven.
14 He cried aloud and said thus: ‘ Chop down the tree and cut off its branches,
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts get out from
under it, And the birds from its branches.
15 Nevertheless leave the stump and roots in the earth, Bound with a band of
iron and bronze, In the tender grass of the field. Let it be wet with
the dew of heaven, And let him graze with the beasts On the grass of the earth.
16 Let his heart be changed from that of a man, Let him be given the heart of
a beast, And let seven times[a] pass over him.
17 ‘ This decision is by the decree of the watchers, And the sentence by the
word of the holy ones, In order that the living may know That the Most High
rules in the kingdom of men, Gives it to whomever He will, And sets over it
the lowest of men.’
18 “This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare
its interpretation, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make
known to me the interpretation; but you are able, for the Spirit of the Holy
God is in you.”
The Dream
One night, as I lay on my pillow
While asleep, in a dream I did go
To the place where they crucified Jesus
On that old rugged cross, cruel and cold
There, the greatest love story was written
Visualize with me, if you will
Our Savior on that April morning
As He carried the cross up the hill
And I saw those nails, those old rusty nails
And the crown made of thorns that He wore
So sad was the scene that I cried in my dream
So great was the pain that He bore
They scorned and they mocked
He drank the bitter cup
As He hung there with two common thieves
For He had to fulfill His Father's own will
And I was right there in a dream
As I stood there on top of Mount Calvary
In His pain, I could hear His sad cry
From the sixth hour till nine there was darkness
In my dream, oh so helpless was I
I thank Him for that day on the mountain
The price that He paid was supreme
In my heart, I will carry a picture
Of what I saw there in a dream
