[INTRO - SPOKEN (optional)]
(Spoken, low and calm)
"They came with thousands... to break the walls of Jerusalem.
But the night belonged to the Lord."
[VERSE 1]
Dust on the horizon, iron in their hands
Empire of terror marching through the lands
Cities burned to ashes, kingdoms overrun
Now Jerusalem stands alone beneath the sun
Voices at the ramparts, mocking loud and clear
"Where is your God now? No one saves you here"
Every god has fallen, every prayer denied
Assyria stands eternal, none can turn the tide
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
But in the house of the Lord, in sackcloth and tears
A king lifts his voice beyond the reach of fear
Heaven, hear our pleading, look upon our fate
Save this city now before it's far too late
[CHORUS 1 - NO CHOIR]
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
When the drums fall silent, when the battle sleeps
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
Where no man dares to speak
No sword drawn, no arrow flies
Before the break of dawn they die
By the word of God
The city stands
Jerusalem survives
[VERSE 2]
"I caged him like a sparrow, sealed behind his stone"
The conqueror would carve his pride in throne
But ink and boasts would never tell the truth
Of the unseen hand that moved that night in ruth
No alarm was sounded, no cry of attack
Only judgment walking quietly through black
When the morning rose on that silent ground
Hundreds of thousands—never made a sound
[PRE-CHORUS 2 - BUILD]
No wall was broken, no fire in the streets
Only fear and silence where the darkness meets
Then the word was spoken, thunder without flame
The Lord of Hosts would guard Jerusalem's name
[CHORUS 2 - FULL CHOIR]
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
(CHOIR: DOMINUS SABAOTH!)
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
(CHOIR: DEFENSOR JERUSALEM!)
No power, no king, no god of stone
Can stand against the Lord alone
Assyria turns
Jerusalem stands
[BRIDGE - HALF TIME, SACRED]
Not by might
Not by force
Not by the strength of man
When all hope is gone
When the end is near
He answers—He takes a stand
(CHOIR, rising)
Sed per Spiritum Meum!
Custos Israel!
[BREAKDOWN - CHANT]
No arrow! (CHOIR: NON SAGITTA!)
No shield! (CHOIR: NON SCUTUM!)
No foot inside the gate! (CHOIR: NON INGREDITUR!)
The road he came
He turns again
ALL: VERBUM DOMINI!
[GUITAR SOLO - EPIC]
(Instrumental: melodic solo, harmonized, heroic)
[FINAL CHORUS - MAXIMUM]
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
(CHOIR: DOMINUS! DOMINUS!)
ANGEL OF THE NIGHT!
(CHOIR: CUSTOS ISRAEL!)
One city, one prayer, one single night
Against the world’s greatest might
This is the judgment
This is the sign
Jerusalem survives
[OUTRO - CHOIR ONLY (optional)]
(CHOIR, fading)
Qui custodit Israel
Non dormit
Non dormitat...
EdnobAI
