The Heather And The Crown Poem by Dannais dde Daneann

(Chorus)
For the heather and the crown
We will never back on down
Let the drums of war cry out
With a fierce and Celtic shout
Hear our battle hymn resound
On this hallowed ancient ground
Our legacy will stand alone
Our legacy will stand alone

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Through the mist on northern hills
Where the ancient fire still thrills
Blades are bright in dawning light
Hearts are sworn to stand and fight
From the glen to rocky shore
Voices rise in oath and roar
Every clan and every stone
Guards the land our blood has known

(Pre-Chorus)
Raise the banner, hold it high
Let its shadow fill the sky
From the heather winds are blown
Calling warriors back to home

(Chorus)
For the heather and the crown
We will never back on down
Let the drums of war cry out
With a fierce and Celtic shout
Hear our battle hymn resound
On this hallowed ancient ground
Our legacy will stand alone
Our legacy will stand alone

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In the echoes of the past
Names of heroes ever last
Carved in earth and carved in bone
In the fields our kin have sown
If the storm should cross the sea
Still our spirits will be free
Every heart a standing stone
Every soul a kingdom's throne

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Through the rain and winter flame
Still we guard our fathers' name
Steel and oath in hearts are bound
Where the ancient stones are found
From the valleys to the sea
Songs of old will carry free
Every hill and every stone
Knows the blood that built this throne

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When the darkened banners rise
And the ravens fill the skies
We will stand in shield and line
By the oath of blood and sign
Let the pipes begin to cry
Let the battle flags fly high
For the land that we have known
For the heather and the crown

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And if years should turn to dust
Still our word remains our trust
Stories carried by the wind
Of the warriors who have been
From the past our strength is grown
In the marrow, in the bone
Through the ages it is known
No one stands this land alone

(Chorus)
For the heather and the crown
We will never back on down
Let the drums of war cry out
With a fierce and Celtic shout
Hear our battle hymn resound
On this hallowed ancient ground
Our legacy will stand alone
Our legacy will stand alone