Gloria

Sixty years have come and gone since Rome did fall

Since glory reigned, since Rome was ruled by Romans

By invitation of the Pope, we took it back

Not as conquerors, but as their liberators

Gloria, galloping homeward

Gloria, ah

Gloria, valiant general

He's charging desperate, shattered

Gloria, galloping homeward

Gloria, ah

Gloria, valiant general

He's charging desperate, shattered

Light of light, heart of hearts

While he's gone, there's nowhere that I can call home

Light of light, heart of hearts

Where he's gone, there's no guarantee he'll come back

Hearing word that Ostrogothic armies were near

Belisarius led his elite guard to see

Ambushed from the rear, a foe soon recognized him

And told the Ostrogoths, "Fire on the white-faced horse"

Gloria, galloping homeward

Gloria, ah

Gloria, valiant general

He's charging desperate, shattered

Gloria, galloping homeward

Gloria, ah

Gloria, valiant general

He's charging desperate, shattered

Light of light, heart of hearts

Arrows fall like a torrent of rain from the sky

Light of light, heart of hearts

Protects him from a single of a myriad of deaths

The Roman guards can hear them pleading

"Open the gates, it's Belisarius"

Gloria, they don't recognize him

Gloria, ah

Gloria, they won't open the gates

And still, the Goths are encircling

Gloria, the general turns round

Gloria, ah

Gloria, dying in glory

They faced the Goths in a last charge

Light of light, heart of hearts

Seeing them charge the Goths with such savage success

Light of light, heart of hearts

Then they knew, these were allies, at least let them in

Most blessed, most high

Antonina runs to embrace her husband once again