Nocturnal Servant (NON-METAL)

 A page for Nocturnal Servant (Proven Existence, Shekinah, etc)'s projects with little to no metal influence.
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BAND NAME: Maranatha
GENRE: Symphonic / Dark Ambient / Dungeon Synth
STATUS: Changed name
(Split up under new name, Divine Mantra)
LOCATION: USA (Russelville, Alabama)

Formed on 17 May, 2021. According to the artist, the name was divinely inspired/chosen by God.

"מרנא תא" is written on the logo -- this is "maranatha" in Aramaic. It's from 1 Corinthians 16:22.

Lineup:
Nocturnal Servant - All instruments, Vocals

Links:
Bandcamp

Discography:


Clothed in Splendor (single, 29 May, 2021, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)

1) Clothed in Splendor
15:41, lyrics:
Thou art clothed in splendor
Thine eyes glow with flames
Surrounded by darkness yet burning bright
Thine flames consume me

Crackling rolls of monstrous thunder revealing lightning
The ground shakes from the sound of His voice

Clouds circling all around
Golden Light on a White Throne
The purest of gemstones refracting it

Wearing a crown so beautiful and so majestic
Beyond what words can describe

His Kingly robe
Is holding colors nonexistent to the human eye

Absorb me into Thyself
Pull me into Thy Presence
Take me away into the Divine realm
Thou takest me captive

Transcending the nocturnal dimensions
Ascending into the heavenly places
Brightness so black is filling the night sky
The darkness dissolves around me

I see the Cherubim
I hear the Seraphim
I feel the Anointing
I hear You calling my name

The demons trembling
The blackness fading
My God is glowing
His Light expanding
and growing brighter

Hear my supplication
Hear my plea
Hear me
Hear me

Cleanse me of sin with Your Blood
Take off this clothe of darkness
Renew my mind

Create me a new heart
Guide my understanding into all truth
Let this intimacy grow between us
As I worship You, in Spirit and in Truth

Soul as one
Bask within
The Divine Presence
Of the Most High God

God the Father, Yahweh
God the Son, Jesus Christ
God the Holy Spirit, the Shekinah

Holy is the Father
Holy is the Son
Holy is the Spirit

Ave Sancti Trinitatis

Come soon, my Lord
Maranatha!

Come soon, my Lord
Maranatha!

Thou takest me captive

Transcending the nocturnal dimensions
Ascending into the heavenly places
Brightness so black is filling the night sky
The darkness dissolves around me

I see the Cherubim
I hear the Seraphim
I feel the Anointing
I hear You calling my name

The demons trembling
The blackness fading
My God is glowing
His Light expanding
and growing brighter

Hear my supplication
Hear my plea
Hear me
Hear me

Holy is God
Holy is God
Holy is God
Holy is God

Come soon, my Lord
Maranatha!

Come soon, my Lord
Maranatha!

Ave Sancti Trinitatis



The Cosmic Jewel (album, UNRELEASED)

Will be released under the project's new name as "My Deathbed" instead.

??) Thy Kingdom Come 3:08
??) On My Deathbed 17:01
??) Divinity Amidst the Spectral Winds 21:31
+ other songs


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DIVINE MANTRA


BAND NAME: Divine Mantra
GENRE: Funeral Doom/Death Metal, Ambient
STATUS: Split up

This is basically a metal project, but I added it as an exception because of Maranatha.

Links:
Bandcamp
Facebook

Discography:

The following songs are shown in a YouTube preview:
- Thy Kingdom Come 3:08
- On My Deathbed 17:01
- Divinity Amidst the Spectral Winds 21:31


My Deathbed (album, 3 July, 2022, Independent)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)

The new name of Maranatha's "The Cosmic Jewel" album.

In this album teaser video, "On My Deathbed" was announced to be 17:01. At some point, 11 seconds were added to it!

1) Divinity Amidst the Spectral Winds
21:31, instrumental

2) On My Deathbed
17:12, lyrics:
I lay on my deathbed, my fate is decided
my life fades into the void, my works now vanity
I lie in the absence of hope on this Earth
I cry myself to sleep, I am awaiting my final breath

Lost loved ones now do I see, standing before me
they beckon me to come closer, to draw near my end

I weep bitter tears, in sorrow and grief do I rest
demons crawl around my room at night
the black shadows giggle and laugh in mockery
I writhe in misery, tormented they approach

the foot of my bed is now
a dwelling place for fallen spirits
no one told me that this would be my fate
no one warned me of what it means to be too late

No one told me of the signs, of the end of the line
no one told me how to be set free
how to escape death and its cold grip on me

I seek remission, I seek salvation
I seek a new destination

I lay on my deathbed, my fate is decided
my life fades into the void, my works now vanity
I lie in the absence of hope on this Earth
I cry myself to sleep, I am awaiting my final breath

Loved ones now do I see, standing before me
they beckon me to come closer, to draw near my end

I weep bitter tears, in sorrow and grief do I rest
demons crawl around my room at night
the black shadows giggle and laugh in mockery
I writhe in misery, tormented they approach

the foot of my bed is now
a dwelling place for fallen spirits

no one told me that this would be my fate
no one told me that this would be my fate

no one warned me of what it means to be too late

No one told me of the signs, of the end of the line
no one told me how to be free
how to escape death and its cold grip on me

I weep bitter tears, in sorrow and grief
demons crawl around my room at night
the black shadows giggle and laugh in mockery
I writhe in misery, tormented they approach

the foot of my bed is now
a dwelling place for fallen spirits
no one told me that this would be my fate
no one warned me what it means to be too late

No one told me of the signs, of the end of the line
no one told me how to be set free
how to escape death and its cold grip on me

I seek remission, I seek salvation
I seek a new destination

I lay on my deathbed, my fate is decided
my life fades into the void, my works now vanity
I lie in the absence of hope on this Earth
I cry myself to sleep, I am awaiting my final breath

Lost loved ones now do I see, standing before me
they beckon me to come closer, to draw near my end

I weep bitter tears, in sorrow and grief do I rest
demons crawl around my room at night

I lay on my deathbed, my fate is decided
my life fades into the void, my works now vanity
I lie in the absence of hope on this Earth
I cry myself to sleep, I am awaiting my final breath

Lost loved ones now do I see, standing before me
they beckon me to come closer, to draw near my end

I weep bitter tears, in sorrow and grief do I rest
demons crawl around my room at night
the black shadows giggle and laugh in mockery
I writhe in misery, tormented they approach

the foot of my bed is now
a dwelling place for fallen spirits
no one told me that this would be my fate
no one warned me of what it means to be too late

No one told me of the signs, of the end of the line
no one told me how to be set free
how to escape death and its cold grip on me

I seek remission, I seek salvation
I seek a new destination

I lay on my deathbed, my fate is decided
my life fades into the void, my works are now vanity


3) Garment of Tears
14:03, lyrics:
Behold, I am washed by the Blood of the Lamb
I will offer incense to the Triune One....

Garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
broken, doubting, all is seemingly hopeless
garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness

I wake in my silence, only to smile once again

I thought that all was lost, but I was rescued
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
I wept bitter tears

I wept bitter tears
in my suffering I was made complete
yet nothing

I was nothing

But now I stand triumphant, as I light a candle in Your Name

Oh, what was lost and oh how it can be found
Oh, how wretched I have been, I needed to repent
I slept in agony but now I see so clearly
I was washed by the Blood, I was ashamed but now
I am redeemed

Behold, I am washed by the Blood of the Lamb

Garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
broken, doubting, all is seemingly hopeless
garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness

I wake in my silence, only to smile once again

I thought that all was lost, but I was rescued
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
I wept bitter tears

I wept bitter tears
in my suffering I was made complete
yet nothing

I was nothing

But now I stand triumphant, as I light a candle in Your Name

Oh, what was lost and oh how it can be found
Oh, how wretched I have been, I needed to repent
I slept in agony but now I see so clearly
I was washed by the Blood, I was ashamed but now
I am redeemed

Behold, I am washed by the Blood of the Lamb

Garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
broken, doubting, all is seemingly hopeless
garment of tears, I am clothed in sadness

I wake in my silence, only to smile once again

I thought that all was lost, but I was rescued
I seen the darkness, I fought for so long
I wept bitter tears

I wept bitter tears
in my suffering I was made complete
yet nothing

I was nothing


4) Thy Kingdom Come
3:08, lyrics:
Our Father Which art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name.

Thy kingdom come,

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

Amen.






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NotOnMA, SimilarTo
Miscellaneous stuff:
Left: Original version of the Maranatha logo [without the Aramaic text]
Right: Profile pic from Divine Mantra's Facebook
 
 
MARANATHA:
Similar to: [SECULAR] Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, Wongraven, Vond, Aghast (Nor), [CHRISTIAN] Disgyblaeth, Betheos Abshalom, Dvale / Taakeland, Fathomage, [[add more here at some point]]
 
DIVINE MANTRA:
Similar to: [SECULAR] Obsequies Procession, Ea, Nortt, Skepticism, Shape of Despair, Arcane Voidsplitter, Gruulvoqh, Desperandum Gothica, Blood of the Black Owl, Solicide, Wijlen Wij, Tranqvillitas Maris, [CHRISTIAN] "Sufrimientos"-era Alabanzas Tecorpusta, "Mezzo Forte"/"Fortissimo"-era Virgin Black

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