We who have challenged fate
To buy the boon of peace,
Shall we not watch and wait,
Nor from the vigil cease?
Pray God for strength and trust his word,
Guarding our treasure with a sword!
We who have burned the past
Upon an altar fire,
Will pay our lives at last
To win the soul’s desire.
Give us our peace! Renew our faith,
O Lord, to seek it unto death!