14 - Oath of the Mountain Forge

[Intro – church organ, deep chanting voices] In shadows deep, where fires glow, the mountain speaks, the ages know. Through ink and flame, through steel and word, the oath of dwarves shall still be heard. [Verse 1 – heavy, measured rhythm] Forged in the stone, eternal creed, keepers of wisdom, bound to the deed. The printed gold, the trust we bear, the voice of ages, ever there. [Pre-Chorus – rising choir, drums swelling] Hammer and anvil, song and page, binding the child, the elder, the sage. [Chorus – full hymn, monumental] ⚒️ Oath of the Mountain Forge we sing, defenders of word, of crown, of ring! Through storms unbroken, through endless night, we guard the truth, we guard the light! ⚒️ [Verse 2 – faster, pounding, hymn builds] Engines of steel, the presses roar, letters of fire, forevermore. We bind the ages, past to the dawn, the song of the dwarves forever strong. [Bridge – sudden quiet, just organ + single choir voice] “Stone shall crumble, stars shall fall, yet the printed word shall outlast all.” [Final Chorus – double, with key lift, all choirs + instruments at max power] ⚒️ Oath of the Mountain Forge we sing, defenders of word, of crown, of ring! Through storms unbroken, through endless night, we guard the truth, we guard the light! ⚒️ [Outro – organ and choir fade, like echo in a vast cavern] “…eternal… eternal… eternal…”