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Last Battle — The Heroes Of My Land

by Last Battle

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And the great sign appeared in the sky: The woman whose dress was the sun, and there was a moon under her feet, and a crown made of twelve stars. And she gave birth to the female child, who should shepherd all the nations. And her child was taken to God. And the war occurred in the sky: Michael and the Angels caused the war with the dragon. And the dragon with his angels was fighting at war, and there was no place in the sky found for them. And the dragon was thrown down, the huge, ancient, the one to be called satan and devil, who deceives the whole world, he was thrown down, and his angels were thrown down with him. And having understood to be thrown down he started pursuing the woman. And the woman was given two wings of the great Eagle to fly away from the dragon. And the earth helped the woman.
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There have always been courageous people in our Land. The people, who had always been ready to give their lives for their nation and for freedom. They fought the enemy with iron sabers and tough hands, and no enemy could conquer them. There are the Heroes of my Land, this is our gain. They died for our future. They won our Land for us. Among the snows, among the woods, you were going forward, through the pain of ages, carrying your weight all along, fighting your enemies near the Dnipro. The kozaks’ glory, the kozaks’ spirit, Your country, your brother, your friend. You believed in the sky, you were following it, You were like wind, you weren’t along. Come to God, believe in Him, just like our forefathers long ago. He will break the chains, He’ll give you life, He is the Mighty. Break your chains, and forget the pain, the wounds, throw the weight of lie down from your shoulders, and free your mind, brother. Among the snows, among the woods, you were going forward, through the pain of ages, carrying your weight all along, fighting your enemies near the Dnipro.
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The Triumph 05:10
I have seen the open sky. And there was a white horse, and the One sitting on it, has the name of Faithful and Righteous, and the fairly judges and fights. His eyes blazes like fire, and there were many crowns. He is clothes in the robe, painted with blood, and His name: The Word of God. And the heavenly forces were dressed in the white and clean vison and they were following Him. And He has His written name: “The King of kings and Lord of lords.” And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their forces, gathered to cause the war with the One on the horse, and with His forces. And the beast was caught, and the untrue prophet, who was making signs before it, with which he deceived those, who had taken the mark of the beast and had worshiped its image. All of them were thrown into the lake of fire burning with brimstone, and the least of them were fought with the sword.
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I see the sunrise. I’m going to the springhead. You’re leading me To the place, where flows the water of life. I have lived in the captivity for a long time, I have been wasting my life. But you have let me free, You opened way to the future. Many years later I was dying, seized with iron chains of darkness, but Almighty God has made my crippled soul free. I’m giving all my sorrows and all the worries to You, You are Almighty God, Your power is love. All truth is in God, Christ has made a way to Him by giving His own life. All the living creatures sing and worship the Creator, He has opened way to life for all humankind You have set me free from the captivity, You gave joy to my life, let all the world glorify You, let the sun of righteousness rise up.
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The Coldness 03:41
Coldness, you feel…coldness. It has seized your soul with solid chain of darkness. Sufferings, pain, this is your choice for eternity, but you can’t disavow it. There a place, which gives hope, There power, that will pull you out of the grave. The truth will meet and hug you there The heavens will come into your dark heart there. Cry, scream, nobody will hear you, you’ll feel the touch of death in loneliness. You live with no purpose, to suffer vainly in world, but you know the right way from your childhood. You have lived in the darkness enough, You have served the evil will enough, The time of enlightment has come The God has raised your soul by Himself. Without God, you can only expect a name, written on the gravestone, but if you repent and feel the heavens in your heart, your name will be written in the Book of life of the Most High, and you will live with Him forever.
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Where there is the sky in the stars, showing the way Where a fairy moon rises above woods, That is where you are, my Ukraine, the kozak is walking there, There my soul will find peace and joy. I have seen much pain, I have seen jealousy and sorrow, I have seen how the rabble lives, how it reigns among us, but the time of repayment before God and people is to come, the sinful souls will go to hell, where they are registered. How they fought for our mother, fought for our native one, how they dyed for our faith, the children of freedom, born in liberty, how they gave their souls in battle. This is the kozaks’ destiny, the taste of freedom, the taste of life. The saber and the horse are walking in the field, the look is free, like the bird. Tough hands, clear heart, the word of truth is in that heart, that is how our brother fights with the darkness, that is how he stands in the dark. In the woods, in the steppe, there your land stretches, how it is used in the nation, I will sing with my soul. Every heart has the hope, that we’ll overcome the sorrow. Your children, their dreams reach God in the skies.
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Many deaths, much misfortune, Much sufferings and pain are there in this world. Here they neglect the truth, rebuke love, This world swallows humankind like food. They have forgotten the heavens, they’ve forgotten God, And their way leads only to hell, The hatred and poison reign, Here people like animals honor dissoluteness. A lot have dyed in the useless scuffles. There is a lot of mutilated souls, a lot of them are dead. They kill themselves, they purposely cripple themselves, Afterwards they suffer, afterwards… I can see the sky crying, I can hear the scream of pain, it screams to you, until you disappear. Feel the touch to your heart, feel His warmth, you are free, you have liberty, the evil doesn’t reign any more. The hope has appeared, the future has appeared, We are together, we have power, let the past go, where sin reigned, where there was despair and loneliness, and we’ll have the life final in the eternity. I can see the sky crying, I can hear the scream of pain, it screams to you, until you disappear. Feel the touch to your heart, feel His warmth, you are free, you have liberty, the evil doesn’t reign any more.
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Born Free 04:08
Human…, where is your mind…? Why is a lie sweeter than truth for you? You have closed your ears and you don’t hear. You have closed your eyes and you cannot see. You are lead like a livestock. You are lead to death. But you were born free. Arise, the mighty knights…, arise, the heroes of free nation, make war upon the messenger of darkness…, make war upon…, make war… The enemy vainly bares his teeth…, he vainly goes mad. You are a mighty power. You were born free.
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I can see the light, which is coming from You, You’ve given me wings, I’m flying to heavens. Like a falcon, I’m flying in the broad skies. I can see, I know, that God has all the truth. Where there is a mighty power, where there is a common faith, that is where Ukraine is. The time has come to arise together against the darkness, and for truth. Brothers, lift your eyes, the heavens is with us, we are wealthy. The time has come to save our native land Ukraine from the dust, from the rattle, which draws into marsh. I can see, how the river of river of your purposeless dreams flow. I can see the pain in children’s eyes, whom you were carrying in your hands. The hope is lost somewhere, the bright dream has disappeared among the sorrow and sadness, among pain and sufferings. Brothers kozaks, where are you? The faithful to your heart, where are you? You were fought, you were broken, and you were torn into pieces. You were standing for freedom, for the life of your nation, my brothers Ukrainians, everyone on your own place. You were fighting the enemy with sabers, with tough fists, everything for our native Ukraine, because it is the only one.
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My Way 06:25
Somewhere, where there is no sorrow, Somewhere, where there is always spring, My spirit is covered with love, He’s alive; he has come through the thorns. He’s not afraid of loneliness, He’s where there is no pain any more, He has stretched his wings, He’s where all my dreams are. Fly, fly high, into the sky at night. I have been roving about in loneliness, I felt pain over there, The sufferings and sorrow Was always with me, but He has saved me. He has pulled me out of the ditch; He said the words to me, Which have revived my heart, I’m alive, because I’ve trusted in them. I have found my peace, my way, only in God’s hands. He has revived my heart, He gave me life, I’m living with Him. He has set me free from evil, where my soul was, He has rose me up and sanctified me and baptized me in His Son. Pain…, loneliness…, there is no life there… But everyone has hope, that the bright dream will come true, that we’ll rise up from ashes, that we’ll find the country of life. Pain…, loneliness…, the bitter water of sorrow… But you can live in light, you can walk with God, He will rise you up, He won’t blame you, He won’t destroy your life.
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released January 1, 2012

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