Screams fill the air Doors are slamming shut Women now running in vain Children lay slain by the sword Deepened eyes of painful acceptance God's providence was revealed Visions given, God had warned "With mother and child in your arms Escape to Egypt! I'll be your guide" Blood soaked infants Shine in the sky with blinding light Witnesses of the Lord The first martyrs of Jesus Now dark alleys reveal regret Of the parents, tears of Rachel So the child does not escape Herod the proof of impertinence Blood soaked infants Shine in the sky with blinding light Witnesses of the Lord The first martyrs of Jesus Blood soaked infants Shine in the sky with blinding light Witnesses of the Lord The first martyrs of Jesus