Gold is the peak which pierces the sky Housing the blood of the chosen divine From cradle to throne, ordained to command Charged with the ordering of man Now comes the time foretold by the seers A God-vessel dies, the hour draws near Primed is the host to inherit the claim Preserving the line of the dynasty's reign By the sacred rites I am the order; the ruler of kings I am the word and the will Hero of warriors, hope of the priests I am the promise fulfilled Borders defiled, defining frontiers The wild shall be tamed – reclaimed by the spear Hierarchs and heathens all brought now to bay Unite with the empire or fade Out from the gates, the legions will march Harvesting lives from the realms of the dark Brought under one hand, power obscene Battery fuel for the deity machine On the wheel of time I am the order; the ruler of kings I am the word and the will Hero of warriors, hope of the priests I am the promise fulfilled Ocean to ocean - everything under the sky A birthright dominion - the kingdom of space and of time Savior and sovereign - power beyond world's end Transcend creation - to die and live again Fire In flesh be joined and bound By crown and throne be cursed Forever of the stars Returning from the earth Until the day foretold Unto the gates of dawn Upon infinite tongues The tale lives on and on By the sacred rites On the wheel of time Under the all-seeing eye I am the order; the ruler of kings I am the word and the will Hero of warriors, hope of the priests I am the promise fulfilled