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Oh, how the cross's trumpets rang;
Hear what they had to say -
"Come over hill, come over dale,
Come march, we march away
To battle vice and win for Christ
Jerusalem, we pray -
Jerusalem, we pray!"
"As crimson as the blood we pledge
Is the red cross we bear -
Oh, come over hill, come over dale,
Come into the Eastern air,
To give your all for glory or fall
To give to our Host-King fair -
To give to our Host-King fair!"
Oh, have you heard the clarion call
That did so long ago
Come over hill, come over dale
To let all Christians know
Their time was for a godly war
Against all sin and woe -
Against all sin and woe?
And did you know that, although Time
Has since that holy ring
Come over hill, come over dale,
It still to all Christians sings:
"Standard unfurled, go purge the world
Of any unholy thing -
Of any unholy thing"?
And since, commanded, we must do
As we have thus been told,
Come over hill, come over dale,
Your courage and effort unfold
'Til our war-band may, hand-in-hand,
March into the gates of gold -
March into the gates of gold.
This was an absolute delight to read. :) I loved the cadence and progression.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteAhhhhhc it's so pretty!! Love this, Belle!! I like the last two verses especially. :)
ReplyDeleteGrazie - glad you liked it!
DeleteThis is so...glorious. And well-crafted. And...and AMAZING. I wish I had words, because I love it.
ReplyDelete(And I think that even though it doesn't precisely fit with Lent, it certainly DOES embody the purified and triumphant spirit of Easter. It's really beautiful. As I keep saying.)
Thank you so much - that means a great deal.
Delete(I suppose that works - thanks! And thanks for stopping by!)
WOW! Love it so much! Felt like an old song from medieval days ;D
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Molto grazie, Signorina! Glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteThis poem honestly needs to be set to some modal or medieval sounding music....it's that good :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha, if I get the time to, I shall do my best!
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