Gladius Scripturae (The Sword of Scripture)

[Intro – Low monk chant over steel being whetted] Gladius Spiritus… Quod est verbum Dei (Ephesians 6:17) [Verse 1 – Slow, crushing 4/4] Dawn breaks, I rise, I take the blade in hand, Cold steel of Scripture forged in heaven’s flame. I draw it from the scabbard, pages turn like sparks, Every verse a whetstone grinding edges in the dark. [Pre-Chorus – Choir + anvil strikes] Acuta plus quam omnis gladius Acutior utraque parte (Hebrews 4:12) [Chorus – Galloping, triumphant] Gladius Scripturae! I sharpen it every day! Gladius Scripturae! Train with the living blade! Read it, know it, swing it, slay, Sin falls bleeding where the Word cuts deep! Gladius Scripturae! The sword of the Spirit I keep! [Verse 2 – Groove riff] Ten thousand reps before the mirror of the Law, Each verse a parry, riposte, cut, and draw. Memorize the forms till muscle memory sings, The Word made flesh inside me when the battle bell rings. [Verse 3 – Fast double-kick] Now into the fray, the lusts and lies advance, I charge with the two-edged sword in a warrior’s stance. One thrust of truth and pride is split in two, One slash of promise and despair is run clean through. [Bridge – Half-time doom, choir] Lampe lucerna pedibus meis verbum tuum Et lumen semitis meis (Psalm 119:105) Thy Word is a lamp, Thy Word is a fire, Thy Word is the hammer that breaks every liar! [Breakdown – Brutal, low growls + gang] CUT! The throat of temptation! PIERCE! The heart of the lie! SEVER! Every chain of the flesh! The Word of God never dies! [Final Chorus – All-out war] Gladius Scripturae! I live by every word! Gladius Scripturae! Sin dies beneath the sword! Morning by morning I sharpen, train, and fight, Till the last enemy falls in the blaze of living light! Gladius Scripturae! Verbum Dei manet in aeternum! (Isaiah 40:8) Deus vult! [Outro – Chant over fading steel] In principio erat Verbum… Et Verbum erat apud Deum… Et Deus erat Verbum (John 1:1) Amen.