The Knights of St John
A knight....
Head bowed
The sword sheathed
Glittering blade.........
Will never fade
Knights of St John
Knights Templar........
Have come far
Battles, far from won
Jerusalem..........
Will be lost.........
We are the few.........
What can we do?
The final cost........
Our numbers have been reduced
Jewels and gold............
They have been seduced
So many bought and sold....
Gather,ye men..........
The ideals hold true
We cannot rest
Find the path
What can we do?
In to the lions den
The true test
The armour that we wear.....
Shaped metal
The knight..........
Scores to settle
The forged sword............
By Englands finest smiths
Enemies laid bare
But is all lost?
Our enemies are at the gate
We are the few..............
Can we defeat Saladin's horde?
We place our trust in the lord
Knights of St John
Gather ye round
Knights of old
Knights bold
Before it is all gone..............
Saladin's men at the gate
Relentless horde
We cannot abate
This is not the time for dying
Or listening to the enemies' lying
They have not cared........
Only what they want done
Our lives,
Never to be spared...............
Jerusalem is lost
The knights,
will come
The old order of things............
To be sacrificed
The Knights...........
To die for Christ
The knights...........
Cannot crumble to dust
The swords must never rust
They are needed...........
The teachings ,seeded
The Cross of St George
The values, to forge
The Knights betrayed............
The memories............
Swords rust
Knights,
crumble to dust
The values taught..........
The enemy cannot kill
The battles always fought
But still...............
They come
The war ,far from won
The knights weep
The rot, beginning to seep........
The true ways
Compromised by political plays
Swords rust........
Knights fade........
Needs must
Knights betrayed..........
The final cost
Jerusalem.....lost
Copyright © Matthew Brackley | Year Posted 2006
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