Through the shine, through the rain
We have shared the days load;
To the old march again
We have tramped the long road;
We have laughed, we have cried,
And weve tossed the Kings crown;
We have fought, we have died,
And weve trod the day down.
So its lift the old song
Ere the night flies again,
Where the road leads along
Through the shine, through the rain.
Long ago, far away,
Came a sign from the skies;
And we feared then to pray
For the new sun to rise:
With the King there at hand,
Not a child stepped or stirred
Where the light filled the land
And the light brought the word;
For we knew then the gleam
Though we feared then the day,
And the dawn smote the dream
Long ago, far away.
But the road leads us all,
For the King now is dead;
And we know, stand or fall,
We have shared the days bread.
We may laugh down the dream,
For the dream breaks and flies;
And we trust now the gleam,
For the gleam never dies;
So its off now the load,
For we know the nights call,
And we know now the road
And the road leads us all.
Through the shine, through the rain,
We have wrought the days quest;
To the old march again
We have earned the days rest;
We have laughed, we have cried,
And weve heard the Kings groans;
We have fought, we have died,
And weve burned the Kings bones,
And we lift the old song
Ere the night flies again,
Where the road leads along
Through the shine, through the rain.
