Heart of a Lion – Ascension Mix

[Instrumental Intro] (Duet crying counter bass and cello) [Pre-Chorus] Do not answer harm with harm Do not trade in fear for charm Let every wound become a place Where compassion learns its face [Chorus] The heart of a lion, the soul of a lamb Strength that refuses what power demands No enemy needed, no line to defend Only love that will not pretend Blessed are the ones who forgive Who choose the way that lets life live Who refuse to return what is wrong And make broken places belong [Pre-Chorus 2] Do not let anger guide your hand Do not build on shifting sand Forgive before the weight takes root Before resentment bears its fruit [Chorus] The heart of a lion, the soul of a lamb A strength that refuses the shape of command No victory carved from another’s pain No need to dominate or reign Blessed are the meek in their stand Who choose to heal what they could command Who turn from revenge when it calls And build no prisons from their falls [Bridge] When struck, do not strike in return Let hatred lose what it earns When wronged, do not mirror the same Do not let anger rewrite the name Instead, rebuild what was torn Let kindness be the thing reborn Even when the world says end Let compassion still extend [Final Chorus] (full, overwhelming) The heart of a lion, the soul of a lamb A life that refuses the shape of command Not ruled by conquest, not ruled by shame Not chasing power or praise or name Only the choosing, again and again To love the enemy, friend, and stranger as friend To let forgiveness break the chain And refuse to become the same And the kingdom is not far away It is the way of what you choose today When hatred calls, and mercy stands And you open your hands [Outro] (Instruments fades like footsteps leaving a battlefield with just drums remaining, Choir dissolves into air, not ending—continuing somewhere unseen, A quiet sense that something has been re-formed, not concluded)