That Selfless, Stubborn Stand

That Selfless, Stubborn Stand An original song by MooreOfMateo. Lyrics and music created as part of an interconnected story. More to come. :) Lyrics and Captions [Intro] Pax vobiscum (Peace be with you) Lux in tenebris (Light in darkness) [Verse 1] The morning bell, the silent hall I wash the feet of great and small The east grows gold, the night retreats Incense rising, pure and sweet [Latin Hymn] Miserere nobis (Have mercy on us) Peccata mundi (Sins of the world) [Verse 2] But now the wounds grow strange and black The sleepers wake, the shadows crack How did the darkness get let in? How deep the well? How old the sin? [Pre-Chorus] I do not doubt the light above But I have learned hope alone is not love Love is a fist, love is a blade Love is the choice the faithful made [Chorus] Veni veni (Come, come) So send the call on raven's wing To those who bear the suffering I need the lost, I need the strange The broken, bound, the ones who've changed [Latin Hymn] Sanctus sanctus (Holy, holy) Fortis et fidelis (Strong and faithful) [Verse 3] She came with blade and scarred young face "I've killed for coin, but now for you today" The knight in red at order's word "The Dawn has come to where you stir" The mage came last with knife of bone "Even I cannot face this alone But what now wakes is maw and storm— I need an oath, I need a hand— I need that selfless, stubborn stand." [Instrumental] [Latin Hymn] Deus vult (God wills it) Gloria (Glory) In nomine (In the name) [Final Chorus] Rise the gathered rise and stand The word has spread across the land The thief the knight the mage and me In vision, the chosen end I can see Though I must first set spirit free No rot too old no soul too strange The compassionate shall rise to change From peaceful hall to sacred steel This flesh shall break before I kneel [Outro] In manus tuas, Domine... (Into your hands, Lord) Commendo spiritum meum... (I commend my spirit) Amen... (So be it)