[Verse 1] In the year of grace, ten ninety-five, The Pope did call, and hearts came alive. From every land, with sword and prayer, They marched to free the holy lair. [Pre-Chorus] Through fire and blood, through storm and flame, They rode in Christendom’s sacred name. [Chorus] Raise the cross, bear the crown, Through dust and death to holy ground. From Clermont’s cry to Antioch’s gate, They marched as pawns of faith and fate. Oh, Jerusalem, we bled for thee, In the name of God, to set you free. [instrumental] [Verse 2] Peasants poor and nobles proud, Beneath one banner, fierce and loud. Byzantine walls, the desert wide, With zeal they walked where saints had died. [Chorus] Raise the cross, bear the crown, Through dust and death to holy ground. From Clermont’s cry to Antioch’s gate, They marched as pawns of faith and fate. Oh, Jerusalem, we bled for thee, In the name of God, to set you free. [instrumental] [Verse 3] But not all shone in heaven’s light— The sword often wronged more than the right. Cities burned and children cried, And truth was lost where martyrs died. [Chorus] Raise the cross, bear the crown, Through dust and death to holy ground. From Clermont’s cry to Antioch’s gate, They marched as pawns of faith and fate. Oh, Jerusalem, we bled for thee, In the name of God, to set you free. [Bridge] The crescent fell, the altar stood - But soaked in tears and strangers’ blood. [instrumental Outro]