Deus Vult – The Iron Cross Rises

**[Verse 1 – Marching chant, low and steady]**  
From shadowed vales where the heathen rage,  
We bear the rood through fire and cage.  
No fear shall bind these armored hearts,  
Christ's blood has sealed our sacred parts.  
With sword and prayer, with shield and vow,  
We march where angels fear to bow.

**[Pre-Chorus – Building tension]**  
The horn resounds across the plain,  
The Lion of Judah breaks the chain!  
No wall too high, no host too vast—  
The King Eternal claims the last!

**[Chorus – Full battle cry, thunderous and repetitive]**  
**DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!**  
God wills it—let the heavens shout!  
**DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!**  
Cross of iron, put the darkness to rout!  
For the Holy Sepulchre, for the Lamb once slain,  
We charge as one through blood and flame!  
**DEUS VULT!** Victory in His name!  
**DEUS VULT!** Forever we proclaim!

**[Verse 2 – Faster, fiercer]**  
Saracen steel meets Templar blade,  
Yet heaven's host has never strayed.  
Though arrows fall like blackened rain,  
Our souls are forged in holy pain.  
No grave can hold what grace has won,  
The risen Lord commands the sun!

**[Bridge – Slow, solemn, then explosive]**  
O Jerusalem, thy walls we see,  
Thy gates shall open unto Thee.  
By sacred vow and martyr's blood,  
We claim the ground where Jesus stood.  
(Drums intensify)  
Rise, O warriors of the King!  
Let every tongue His glory sing!

**[Final Chorus – Massive, layered, with echoes]**  
**DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!**  
God wills it—let the mountains quake!  
**DEUS VULT! DEUS VULT!**  
In Christ's name the powers break!  
Through death and shadow, through spear and sword,  
We fight for Jesus Christ the Lord!  
**DEUS VULT!** The banner high!  
**DEUS VULT!** We live, we fight, we die!  
**DEUS VULT!** Amen! Amen! Amen!

**[Outro – Fading war cry, resolute]**  
Deus… Vult…  
Deus… Vult…  
**DEUS VULT!**

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