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