1 Maccabees

They rose in the shadow where the temple fell
A family of fighters with a story to tell 
The Maccabees marching their courage a flame 
They stood for their people remembered by name
Antiochus came trying to crush the creed
But Judah and his brothers they planted the seed
À revolt in the hills with hearts full of fire 
 Defenders of the law they rose even higher 
From the altars defiled to the temple restored 
Every step they took was a strike with the sword 
Freedom ain't easy it comes with a cost
But their light shines bright for the lives that were lost 
The hammer came down Judah led the fight 
Through the darkest of days they reclaimed the light 
Pages of the past still calling our name
The book of their battles a legacy to claim 

Raise the torch let the fire ignite 
For the battles they fought in the dead of the night 
First Maccabees echoes through the scrolls of time
Their faith was the rhythm their struggle the rhyme 

Flipping through the pages lost in time 
First Maccabees a rebels climb 
A spark ignites where the shadows meet
Warriors rise with unshaken feet
Candles burned while the darkness grew
A voice of hope in the silence flew
Defying kings who ruled with greed 
They fought for faith they planted the seed
Echoes of courage the world forgot 
In every stone and every plot
Through the ages the message stays
Freedoms torch will light the way
Dust on the scrolls but the story's alive
Through the chaos they learned to survive 
Battles fought with the fire inside 
First Maccabees where the truth won't hide

Raise the torch let the fire ignite 
For the battles they fought in the dead of the night 
First Maccabees echoes through the scrolls of time
Their faith was the rhythm their struggle the rhyme 

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