A filk about the book Unsong (www.unsong.com). Spoilers up to chapter 20.

Based on "Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold," specifically the Clamavi De Profundis cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ymgFyzbDo . 

Thanks to the creator of https://soundcloud.com/royishere/stars-as-sung-by-quirrel for inspiring me to make this.

I also have a work-in-progress of me singing over the Clamavi De Profundis instrumentals, which are turning out very poorly.

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Far into the Kingdom of Heaven bright
Through endless spires, yond mortal sight
We must find a way ere end of days
To save the dwindling Divine Light

Rabbis of yore made mighty spells
While words were scribed from deep inkwells
Their golems sown of gold and stone
Formed a match ‘gainst those of Hell’s

Those holy scrolls containing all things true
That endless fractal they pondered too
But four have known Adam Kadmon
Comet King, Ha'ari, Uriel, Sohu

Angels of old, praise to God they wrote
While Divine Light shone through Sefirot
In choirs they sang, their voices rang
Kadosh kadosh Adonai tz’vaot

Far into the Kingdom of Heaven bright
Through endless spires, yond mortal sight
We must find a way ere end of days
To rekindle the Divine Light

Names of God, they discovered for themselves
From deepest Torah, where no man delves
In precious awe, the Kabbalah
Endless truth awaits thee on these shelves

Deep in Earth, there found Sataniel
A hand of God, named Thamiel
The dark he learned then he returned
Spread the word; the angels fell

From the earth there came an unholy tune
The angels heard the tramp of doom
From might of Hell, the kingdom fell
They hid in clouds beneath the moon

The world transformed under the great machine
The angels morphed into forms unseen
The Light was gone; and science dawned
Till the sky cracked and broke the machine

Far into the foes of Heaven dim
Through darkest gates of eternal sin
We must find a way ere end of days
To protect our souls from him!

Far into the Kingdom of Heaven bright
Through endless spires yond mortal sight

Far Into The Kingdom of Heaven Bright

James Koppel