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κύριε ἐλέησον κύριε ἐλέησον ἅγιε ἀντώνιε, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν (Lord have mercy, saint anthony pray for us) Born in egypt, land of sand Wealth and comfort in his hand Then Christ spoke clear, give all away He burned the bridges, chose the way The world was drunk on flesh and gold Cities rotten, hearts grown cold He fled corruption, fled the lie Chose desert war beneath the sky Not pleasure Not fame But cross and fire He took the flame Stand, saint anthony! Father of monks, desert king Left the world for everything Fast, pray, fight! Against the flesh, against the lie Against hell's cry Deep in tombs and ruined halls Demons rose from hellish walls Claws and shadows, teeth and flame They broke his body, cursed his name But Christ stood firm when blood was spilled He rose again, unbroken will Returned to war with greater fire Stronger faith, harder desire They struck his flesh But failed his soul The desert rang With heaven's roll Stand, saint anthony! Terror of demons, shield of prayer Hell retreated in despair Fast, pray, fight! Not with steel but holy flame He crushed the enemy's name From cave to mountain monks arose Seeking anthony's warlike road He forged an army clothed in rags Spiritual legions, holy flags When arian poison filled the land He left the desert, took a stand In alexandria's crowded streets He thundered Christ's eternal seat Not silent When truth was slain He marched to war With holy pain Stand, saint anthony! Defender of nicene creed Christ is God, eternally Fast, pray, fight! Orthodoxy held the line Truth divine ἰησοῦ χριστέ, υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐλέησόν με τὸν ἁμαρτωλόν (Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner) Over a hundred years he stood Storms of flesh and demon blood Refused comfort, refused crown Chose desert throne, heaven-bound When death arrived, calm and clear He smiled without trace of fear Left the earth but not the fight His sons still march in prayer and night From egypt's sands To every land His war still burns By God's command Stand, saint anthony! Desert general, holy blade Monastic fire he made Fast, pray, fight! When the world collapses in sin The desert wins Stand, saint anthony! Father of warriors robed in cloth Terror of hell, friend of God Christ! Cross! Victory! From cave to eternity Saint anthony reigns in me κύριε ἐλέησον ἅγιε ἀντώνιε ἀμήν