How the Christ Age came to the Teuton-folk of Europe, and what came after.
The Teuton-folk and nations were born of frost and fire
And our ancient gods ruled in our blood, our will, and our desire
But Hunnic hordes drove us forth, implacable advance
And Roman land, it beckoned us—the walha did not stand a chance
Romanitas our respite, but Rome’s God offered paradise
Will our people still live on with the coming Age of Christ?
CHORUS:
When the Christ Age comes upon us,
And the sacred trees they fall
Will the Norns still spin the threads of fate?
Will your blood still heed the call?
The One God’s Son gave of His blood, the way to paradise
But Wotan through our folk lives on, and our people will survive
Second Verse:
Our old faith of the Æsir
Saw gods in trees and springs
And auguries and auspices we performed,
Divined knowledge of secret things
Thunder in the sky, Wise Wanderer in our midst
Will our people still live on when tradition is dismissed?
Repeat CHORUS
Third Verse:
The churchmen have the ears of kings
From Clovis to Carl the Great
And the earls and jarls also
Give assent to Christ’s estate
Stellinga, stalwarts, comrades, raise your arms for our old gods
Will our people still live on when the Cross becomes the law?
Repeat CHORUS
Fourth Verse:
The sacred trees have fallen to Boniface’s axe
And our people all attend when the churchmen say the Mass
Cathedrals of the Christ Age, they tower high upon our land
A testament to our native will, and the power we command
The pope has called a cross-war, and like a war-band we oblige
I know our storm and drive lives on, and our people will survive
Repeat CHORUS
A thousand years the Christ Age, but all glory it must end
The thrones and altars fall to revolution, and the old gods stir again
Romanticism, nation-birth, the future looks to ancient past
And Wagner hymns awake our heritage at last
Heroes out of legend, gods and magic rings
Wagner, he awakens us with the power that he brings
(c)Michael R. Schultheiss–2021
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