steel on steel break the blade that called him to his rest and cast it to the deep light the pyre name the one whose shield is on his chest and leave him to his sleep the measure of a man stands or falls with what he leaves behind gather on the sand let your voices carry to the sky rise in light let the gods look down on this and wonder raise the ring cast the broken circle to the waves and give the sea her due push the prow let him lead the final charge again where all will follow soon the measure of a man stands or falls with what he leaves behind gather on the sand let your voices carry to the sky rise in light let the gods look down on this and wonder