[In 869, Danish Vikings under Ubba and Ivar Ragnarsson raided East Anglia
and captured the local king, Edmund.
As the price for his life, Edmund was supposed to renounce his Christian faith.
As When he refused, they tied him to a tree and shot him with arrows.
He was then beheaded.]
Glory, glory be to the God who loves and strengthens me
Never, never let me doubt Your power
Father, Father, protect me from failure and death
Grant, give me the strength to endure the hardship
[Chorus]
Listen to what the clergy promises
And die as an upright Christian
With your head held high and faith in your heart
You will notice that God is not here.
Protect, protect my body the hatred of the heathen
Jesus, Jesus, yours shall be my example
[Chorus]
[In another version of the story, by Bernard Cornwell (The Last Kingdom),
The clergy persuades Edmund to allow himself to be shot with arrows to prove to the pagans how strong the one true God is when he lets the Northmen's missiles bounce off Edmund.
Well , the gentleman probably had other obligations that day....]

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