First Thessalonians

(Verse 1)

Ancient echoes from the marble floor

Silken shadows dance at the temple door

A letter written in the ink of tears

To the faithful few through the weight of years

From the ruins of the Aegean sea

Comes a whisper of eternity

Turned from idols to the living light

While we wait for the coming of the night.

(Chorus)

Labor of love in the valley of dread

Waking the spirits of the holy dead

The trumpet is tuned to a minor key

To summon the souls of the galaxy

(Verse 2)

Watchers on the wall in the velvet black

No thief in the night shall hold us back

Put on the breastplate, the iron, the faith

In the garden of shadows, we conquer the wraith

For we are the children of the day and the light

Clinging to hope in the heart of the night

Comfort each other with words made of stone

Until the great silence is finally known.

(Chorus)

Labor of love in the valley of dread

Waking the spirits of the holy dead

The trumpet is tuned to a minor key

To summon the souls of the galaxy

(Bridge)

Evermore... rejoice.

Without ceasing... pray.

In everything... give thanks.

Quench not the spirit

Despise not the prophecy

Hold fast to that which is good.

(Chorus)

Labor of love in the valley of dread

Waking the spirits of the holy dead

The trumpet is tuned to a minor key

To summon the souls of the galaxy

(Outro)

To meet the Lord in the air...

In the air...

In the velvet air...

The grace of our Lord be with you.