Strongarm - These Times That Try Men's Souls lyrics

This is all that I believe To bear witness to my calling My life escapes me, my days they shorten These final breaths to testify To face these years is adversity in itself Calm pa**ed long ago to revel times foretold Before is the open book another page, pieces fall into place Take heed to discern the times, of the signs These times that try men's souls Whereby we know, this life is like a shadow And a**uredly d**h shall stand to greet the soul The years, they've coursed the storm that's been uprising Since the days of old building, and now approaching He sees not his shadow, who faces the sun For his eyes burn and melt as wax The price paid for living in light Is that of gold in the crucible Ever melting, straining, striving, to be made pure Purity escapes me, remembrance breaks me down Though my knees become weak, I will cause my foot another step to carry the task Bleeds my hands but, they are kept, remembrance breaks me down But I will survive until it is the last time