Across the sea they heard the call   Blood to spill and gold in hand   Charged to flash their deadly steel   And defend this fruitful land   Straightaway they waged their war   And swiftly came the victory   And all of those that were left behind   Beheld the messengers' sign   And the ships filled the shoreline      Bound for fame   With three great ships they came   Riding the waves   To the fray   They soared across the spray   Leading the way   Souls aflame   They made their masters slaves   Destined to reign   Foes forlorn   A sacred myth was born   Wrought a new age      With gathering strength and growing will   They turned to bite the hand that feeds   The worthless host harried and slain   From the east to western seas   Altars razed by iron and fire   The pious slaughtered ruthlessly   The survivors fled to cower in the woods   For a life of ignominy   Or sadly crossed the sea