Battle Cry Intro (First 5 Seconds)
[Massive war horn + drums]
Leader:
Men of the storm… who is our King?
Crowd:
CHRIST ALONE!
Leader:
What must we do?
Crowd:
LAY DOWN THE CROWN!
[War drums explode]
BOOM… BOOM…
BOOM… BOOM…
Male Choir:
Ho! Fear the Lord
Ho! Stand strong
Ho! Hold the line
All life long
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Verse 1
Raised to carry iron
Never bow the knee
Fight the storm in silence
Stand like oak and tree
Hide the weight of battle
Never let it show
But the war inside a man’s heart
Is the hardest war we know
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Build
You can win a thousand battles
You can conquer every town
But the hardest fight a warrior fights
Is laying his pride down
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[Chant Drop]
[Drums stop]
Leader:
Who saves the soul?
Crowd:
CHRIST ALONE
Leader:
What must we do?
Crowd:
LAY DOWN THE CROWN
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Chorus
Lay down the crown
Lay down the pride
Lose your life
Find new life
Grace pulls you out
From the grave you found
Follow Christ
Lay down the crown
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Rowing Chant
[Heavy Viking drum rhythm]
Ho! Pull the oar
Ho! Strike the sea
Ho! Fear the Lord
Ho! Walk free
Ho! Stand firm
Ho! Hold fast
Christ our Rock
Truth lasts
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Verse 2
The world says never bend, son
Stand above the rest
But the King who made the heavens
Says the humble heart is blessed
Strength is not a hardened soul
Or fists that never yield
True courage is surrender
On the Savior’s battlefield
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Chorus
Lay down the crown
Lay down the pride
Lose your life
Find new life
Grace pulls you out
From the grave you found
Follow Christ
Lay down the crown
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Scripture Bridge
[Drums fade / choir chant]
If anyone would follow Me
He must deny himself
Take up his cross
And follow Me
(Luke 9:23)
I have been crucified with Christ
And I no longer live
But Christ lives now in me
(Galatians 2:20)
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[Tribal Stomp Chorus](Viral Section)
STOMP STOMP STOMP
Lay down the crown
STOMP STOMP STOMP
Lay down the pride
STOMP STOMP STOMP
Lose your life
STOMP STOMP STOMP
Christ alive
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War Chant
Die to self
Rise again
Die to self
Rise again
Old life buried
Chains undone
New creation
Has begun
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
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Final Anthem Chorus
Lay down the crown
Lay down the pride
Step from the dark
Into the light
Lose your life
Find new life
Jesus reigns
Christ alive
Lay down the crown
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Outro Chant
Ho! Fear the Lord
Ho! Stand strong
Ho! Christ our King
All life long
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