{"id":1171,"date":"2026-05-25T03:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:08:21","slug":"song-of-vladimir-i-of-kiev-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/song-of-vladimir-i-of-kiev-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of Vladimir I of Kiev Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cross-and-Shield-The-Great-Conversion-Sonauto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Great Conversion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 1]<br>Silver sails upon the river<br>Sharp wind makes the rushes shiver<br>One crown sits atop my brow<br>Hard iron is the only law for now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>Look to the north where the fires glow<br>Look to the south where the traders go<br>A kingdom rising out of the mud<br>Forged in the fury and the holy blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Cross and the shield<br>Power on the battlefield<br>Cross and the shield<br>Every spirit starts to yield<br>Ancient spirits fade away<br>Witness now the brand new day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Post-Chorus]<br>Woah<br>Let the waters wash the skin<br>Woah<br>Let the future now begin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 2]<br>Twelve stone statues stand in line<br>Wooden gods of old design<br>Tumble down to the rocky shore<br>Stone giants won&#8217;t be talking anymore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>Look to the east where the golden dome<br>Glitters like a brand new home<br>Dnieper river running wide and deep<br>Waking up a land that used to sleep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Cross and the shield<br>Power on the battlefield<br>Cross and the shield<br>Every spirit starts to yield<br>Ancient spirits fade away<br>Witness now the brand new day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Post-Chorus]<br>Woah<br>Let the waters wash the skin<br>Woah<br>Let the future now begin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Bridge]<br>Kyiv rising<br>People marching<br>History turning<br>Temples burning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Cross and the shield<br>Power on the battlefield<br>Cross and the shield<br>Every spirit starts to yield<br>Ancient spirits fade away<br>Witness now the brand new day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Post-Chorus]<br>Woah<br>Let the waters wash the skin<br>Woah<br>Let the future now begin<br>Woah<br>Let the spirit let it in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Conversion [Verse 1]Silver sails upon the riverSharp wind makes the rushes shiverOne crown sits atop my browHard iron is the only law for now [Pre-Chorus]Look to the north where the fires glowLook to the south where the traders goA kingdom rising out of the mudForged in the fury and the holy blood [Chorus]Cross [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1171","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1171"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1171\/revisions\/1177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}