Idumea is another name for Edom, a nation in the Middle East. Also, a name for Esau, a Biblical character. A hymn by Charles Wesley.
The hymn, though Methodist, deals with the Catholic ‘Four Last Things’: death, judgement, heaven & hell.
And am I born to die?
To lay this body down?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown -
A land of deepest shade
Unpierced by human thought
The dreary regions of the dead
Where all things are forgot?
Soon as from earth I go
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my portion be;
Waked by the trumpet's sound
I from my grave shall rise
And see the Judge with glory crowned
And see the flaming skies
Idumea was written by Traditional.
Idumea was produced by Patrick Wolf.
Patrick Wolf released Idumea on Mon Oct 31 2005.