In ancient woods where fairies dwell Beyond the mist, beyond the dell A tale of old, the elves still tell Of King and Dragon, heaven and hell
Through emerald glades and silver streams Where moonlight dances, starlight gleams The Dragon came with fire and might To steal away the children of light His scales were dark as endless night His breath consumed the morning bright The forest wept, the flowers died As darkness spread both far and wide
But the King, the King will come With crown of thorns and kingdom won Through enchanted wood He rides To break the spell, to turn the tides The Dragon falls, the forest sings Hosanna to the King of Kings
The elven folk in fear would hide No magic spell could turn the tide The ancient trees bowed down in shame As Dragon spoke the captives' names But from the East, a golden light A rider comes to win the fight Not with sword of steel or flame But with a love that breaks the chain
Yes the King, the King has come With crown of thorns and kingdom won Through enchanted wood He rides To break the spell, to turn the tides The Dragon falls, the forest sings Hosanna to the King of Kings
And at the crossing of two trees The King fell to His holy knees The Dragon struck with all his might But love is stronger than the night Three days the forest held its breath The fairies mourned the King's own death But on the third, the stone rolled away And darkness fled at break of day
Now every spring the flowers bloom Where once the Dragon brought his gloom The elven children dance and play In woods redeemed by light of day And when the twilight softly falls You'll hear them sing through fairy halls
For the King, the King has won With crown of light, the battle's done Through enchanted wood He came To free us all, to end our shame The Dragon's gone, creation sings Hosanna to the King of Kings Hosanna to the King of Kings
In ancient woods where fairies dwell The greatest story elves still tell...