Hear the Battle Drums Roar.

The earth splits wide and deep,
As giants wake from sleep.
The wolves howl in the night,
Their eyes burn fierce with fight.

The gods take up their swords,
To battle endless hordes.
Their shields like blazing suns,
Until the final dawn has come.

Hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.
Hear the Valkyries cry,
Across the darkening sky.

Arise, arise as one,
Ragnarök's begun.
So hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.

The serpent coils and strikes,
Its shadow swallows light.
The hammer falls again,
With thunder's mighty reign.

Through frost and fire's might,
We’ll stand and face the night.
A chorus bold and true,
Sung by the chosen few.

And though the world may break,
The stars may fall and quake,
Our spirits will not yield,
Upon this fateful field.

Hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.
Hear the Valkyries cry,
Across the darkening sky.

Arise, arise as one,
Ragnarök's begun.
So hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.
When all is done and still,

Upon the shattered hill,
The songs of war shall fade,
But memories remain.
Hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.
Hear the Valkyries cry,
Across the darkening sky.

Arise, arise as one,
Ragnarök's begun.
So hear the battle drums roar,
A sound like never before.

Stanley Vonnely Smith