Pesecution’s Bitter Irony

By Zeres Vitto

Verse 1

They fled the crowns, the chains, the creeds,

The fires lit by pope and throne.

Across the sea where conscience breathed,

A lamb-like land where faith could grow.

No king but law, no pope nor throne,

No sword to rule the soul of man,

The earth stood wide and swallowed waters

Of persecution from every land.

Chorus

Oh persecution’s bitter irony—

The refuge learned to rule by fear,

The land that healed the wounded free

Now binds the soul it once held dear.

A lamb that lifts its gentle face,

Yet learns the dragon’s tone and cry—

The earth that helped the woman’s seed

Will speak the words that make her die.

Verse 2

Two humble horns, no pope, no king,

No ancient scars of the church and state,

Just liberty and conscience free,

Where faith could stand and patiently wait.

But unity was bought with law,

When truth grew strange and love grew cold,

Conviction bowed to public awe,

And conscience soon was bought and sold.

Bridge

Not with the flames at first, nor chains,

But fines and marks and silent shame,

“Just bow,” they say, “it’s for the common good,”

A “moral shield” where conscience bleeds.

An image raised after the beast,

Defines what’s right in place of God.

And those who stand as the Hebrews did

Must count obedience as loss.

Verse 3

We’ve heard this song on Dura’s plain,

When all were told to bow or burn,

Three stood while multitudes complied,

Their only crime—obedience to God.

So now the call goes through the land,

“Worship the beast—or fear the living God.”

The dragon speaks through man-made law,

And faith is marked as rebel zeal.

Final Chorus

Oh persecution’s bitter irony—

The refuge learned to rule by fear,

The land that healed the wounded free

Now binds the soul it once held dear.

Yet still a remnant dares to stand,

No sword, no mark, no alibi—

They’d rather trust their God’s command

Than live beneath the dragon’s lie.

Outro

The earth once helped the woman live,

May heaven help her stand once more,

For kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall—

But truth will not bow to the roar.

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