Saint Nuno Man of War

Music, Text, and Production by A.Zapata for the TFP Three Archangels Music Library Saint Nuno Man of War Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira Easily Download of the Highest Resolution Audio WAV Files and MP3 at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... Or:   / tfp-student-action-south   1. Thou art proclaimed aloft, the sacral Constable, Lord Nuno, found to always dwell in Mary's Gaze, Thy prayer doth reach the brightest star, The Queen of Heaven, from afar. For it is She that always leads thy trialled way! 2. Holy defender! All foes shall render, all that is due when armies charge at thy command! Of Portugal, do all the warriors sing, so blessed by Christ the King, Who showed His strength when... He delivered by thy hand! Oh...! 3. Great Knight of purity, Model of chivalry, Thou dost hold fast the captured standard of the foe! The Sacramental Lord , thy might Thy Golden Counselor thy light, and strength while other men would surely flee in fright! 4. Thou art a fearless man of sharpest prowess grand, if thou surrounded by the foe, thy heart is calm, true noble strong, No compromises made, The scandalizers learned when thou up-braided... in full display when tables turned! Oh.. REFRAIN Into the fray! O fighter for Christ's victory! Thou, wise and brave against all pestilential foe. The Lord of peace, has taught thee how to war, thy victory assured! Oh Holy Constable... Saint Nuno man of War!" +++ 5. Saint Nuno Constable, By grace, unstoppable! With sword unsheathed, Thy face aglow in fullest charge. The man to stop Castilian might, Whose words did rally men to fight, who before battles did confess their sins aright! 6. O Sacral Warrior brave The Holy Virgin's slave! Thou doth inspireth all souls to virtue high, In prayer thou waits, For God, thou wages war! Thy legend strikes the core of every soul that, that seeketh truth forevermore. Oh...! 7. Behold the battle cry! As spears and arrows fly, The armies clash, the sound is heard in Heaven, High! The wind blows dust to fill the realm, Thy sword dost strike with fearsome sound, until thou dissapeared when struck unto the ground. 8. Thy captains searched for thee, in vain most urgently, But in the midst of blinding dust thou was not found. "Oh Constable! Where has the valiant gone? Tis thee that keeps us one, To face a danger, as great as this grand army strong!" Oh...! REFRAIN 9. Behold him there indeed! In prayer upon the knee, With eyes ablaze and arms araised in cruciform! "Lord Nuno! Rise and take the lead, Do thou command! Our urgent plea." "My son, for this I pray to God that I might see!" 10 "See now their standard blow. upon that highest slope, With thy most valiant take their standard and their hope! This day we shall not perish by the foe! Who was upon the thresh-hold of taking, Our Lady's chosen Portugal!" Oh...! 11. Thou art victorious, renouned and glorious, Thou founded peace for thou wert ready for the war, Yet thy age advanced in years, Calming so much, Castilian fears, which lied in wait for all thy praise to turn to tears! 12. In Eliatic brown, In Carmel's Habit found Yet in thy vows there were conditions to be drawn, For if Castile, shall rise to wage a war, Thou shall anew, take sword and lead thy men to... to crush the foe more than before! Oh...! 13. Castilian heralds came Inquiring of thy name Thou claimed most readily to lead the armies might. And for the proof for kings to know, And that all doubt may cease to grow, Thou pulled aside thy habit, showing armor bright! 14. And to the great chagrin, Of whom Castile had sent, Thou took a spear from thine own weapons on the wall, And with thy strength surprised them all thou did affirm thy godly call when thou did hurl the spear into a distant wall! 15. And thus did end the scene, The Castilian inquiry, Which now resigned to leave in peace thy Portugal, O man of peace, thy soul was made to soar, Thy glory is assured! Oh holy Constable, Truly thou art the Man of War! Oh...! +++ Authors note: As regards the spear incident in Verse 14 - There are credible accounts of Saint Nuno throwing a spear in the manner related. Amongst others, this story is told by a Prince in our own days of the Noble House of Braganza, rooted in Saint Nuno's own lineage. His daughter Beatriz, married Afonso, son of King John I and founder of the House of Braganza.