Let There Be Light

Only recently I failed, and yet I bore no punishment
 So here's the tale, a battle lost - the fields beside Callinicum
 The Persians swept into our lands
 On Easter Day we came in range
 The men were firm, they wanted blood on this, a day meant for the Lord
 But bound to fast, we tired quick
 And so the Persians rolled us up
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 Awoken from the mist of haunted
 Dim-lit daydreams, I sharply snap back into focus
 Our ally Hilderic in former Roman Africa
 Has been imprisoned by usurper
 Ocean waves slap the hull
 Sunbeams yonder pierce the clouds
 Our destiny, to liberate our kinsmen
 Who, as of now, face persecution
 O stavros nika, oh let there be light!
 I'll bear my cross of guilt and walk up to the mark
 O stavros nika, oh let there be light
 May I redeem myself from Callinicum
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 Our mission is holy as the Vandals permit piracy
 And persecute the orthodox
 This isn't vainglory, but rather just reconquest
 So Gelimer, your time is nigh!
 Ocean waves slap the hull
 Sunbeams yonder pierce the clouds
 On either side, my wife and godson stand proud
 And back at home, our daughter waits
 O stavros nika, oh let there be light
 I'll bear my cross of shame and march on through the mire
 O stavros nika, oh let there be light
 May I redeem myself from Callinicum
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 Golden rays crack the clouds
 Shimmering shoreline smiles
 Oh my God, hear our prayers
 Condescend out of mercy
 Give us strength, give us courage
 Let us fear you evermore
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 And my wife, Antonina
 May she be ever be my side