Break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us
Break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us

In my heart, the sadness wells
And in my eyes, the fell of fells

Cast me down and lift them up, oh, Lord Almighty!
Cast me down and lift them up, oh, Lord Almighty!
Cast me down and lift them up, oh, Lord Almighty!
Cast me down and lift them up, oh, Lord Almighty!

Within these blessed bonds, we tear, we tear, we swell, we ebb