We've heard rumors of land to the West Beyond the oceans, where the sun sets Sailing across the waves, we will fly This voyage of discovery, no one has tried Loading the ships our journey begins Guided by stars, driven by wind At the end of the quest there is treasure to seek A land ripe for brave men to conquer and reap ♪ Under the sky We are the braves, ruling the waves No one can sway, no one can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force On the horizon new land appears And we prepare for our imminent raid Now that we're near, we sense your fear Ringing the bell, none will come to your aid In God, you trust, but you fear that he Has forsaken your land, and taken his hand From you and your kin in your dire need There's no defense, no fortresses manned ♪ Here were dreadful warnings over Northumbria Woefully terrified were the people Amazing sheets of lightning and whirlwinds Fiery dragons in the sky A great famine soon followed these omens Then came inroads of fearsome Heathen men Destroying the church of God on Lindesfarne Island By fierce plunder and atrocious slaughter Under the sky We are the braves, ruling the waves No one can sway, no one can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force Under the sky We are the braves, we rule the waves No one can sway, no one can break Under the sky There is no one, under the sun Who can withstand our force