Lyrics by Bryan Haught, Music by Mike
Fall, 1980
Iron Men marching across the land
Iron Men sailing the wine-dark sea
Iron Men seeking a place to set free
To Jerusalem
“Deus Vult!” rings o’er the land
Take up the cross and be reborn
All your former sins foresworn
For Jerusalem
In the city of Rome’s remains
The Emperor buries head in hands
While faithful Christians raze his lands
For Jerusalem
Iron Men marching across the land
Iron Men sailing the wine-dark sea
Iron Men seeking a place to set free
For Jerusalem
Pious hermit wages war
Peasant soldiers, banners high
The Emporer laughs and lets them die
For Jerusalem
Not iron men these, but flesh and blood
Felled by lance and scimitar
The crosses fall so very far
From Jerusalem
Iron Men marching across the land
Iron Men sailing the wine-dark sea
Iron seeking their souls to set free
In Jerusalem
In Jerusalem
In Jerusalem