LEADING PLAYER

BATTLES, BARBAROUS AND BLOODY



GLORY! GLORY!

GLORY! GLORY!

PRAISE BE TO CHARLES OUR LORD

TRIUMPHANT IS HIS SWORD

ALLEGIANCE IS HIS WORD

GLORY! GLORY!

GLORY! GLORY!



BLOOD!



BLOOD IS RED AS SUNSET

BLOOD IS WARMER THAN WINE

THE TASTE OF SALTY SUMMER BRINE



STEEL!



ALL

STEEL IS COLD AS MOONLIGHT

STEEL IS SHARPER THAN SIGHT

SHARPER THAN SIGHT

THE TOUCH OF BITTER WINTER WHITE



SOLDIERS

SHOUT IT OUT FROM THE HIGHEST TOWER

SHOUT IT OUT IN THE DARKEST HOUR

CHARLEMAGNE, YOU LEAD US ON TO



ALL

POWER!



LEADING PLAYER SOLDIERS



WAR IS STRICT AS JESUS WAR

WAR IT'S FINER THAN SPRING WAR

LEADING PLAYER AND TWO SOLDIERS

SERVICE TO CHRIST AND TO OUR



ALL

KING.

SHOUT IT OUT FROM THE HIGHEST TOWER

SHOUT IT OUT IN THE DARKEST HOUR

CHARLEMAGNE, YOU LEAD US ON TO POWER...



(The LEADING PLAYER and TWO SOLDIERS do a dance behind which killings are taking place in limbo. )

LEADING PLAYER

(When the dance is at an end)

WAR IS STRICT AS JESUS

WAR IS FINER THAN SPRING



Oh, you ain't seen nuthin' yet!



ALL

THE GATES OF HEAVEN AWAIT

THROWN WIDE BY CHARLES THE GREAT

WE FOLLOW HIM THROUGH BY SERVING HIS STATE



GLORY! GLORY!

GLORY! GLORY!



Glory!