Thousand Year Reign

[Intro] (Choir hums solemnly, low strings swell) [Verse 1] From realms of light, a figure breaks the sky An angel sent, with purpose b*****g in his eye In hand he holds the key to depths unknown A heavy chain, for sin's dark cornerstone He reaches down, where ancient shadows creep And takes the Dragon from his throne so steep That Serpent old, the Deceiver, Satan's name Bound by the chain, to end his wicked game [Chorus] Cast down! Cast down into the pit profound! The gates are shut, the seal is set on hallowed ground! A thousand years! The nations rest, deceived no more! While saints arise to reign upon a peaceful shore! [Verse 2] Then thrones appeared, where judgment found its place For those who stood, redeemed by holy grace Who faced the blade, for Jesus and the Word Refused the Beast, his mark, his voice unheard They lived again! The first fruits, pure and blest! With Christ they reign, in everlasting rest The second death holds no more fearful sway Priests of the Lord, they walk in endless day! [Chorus] Cast down! Cast down into the pit profound! The gates are shut, the seal is set on hallowed ground! A thousand years! The nations rest, deceived no more! While saints arise to reign upon a peaceful shore! [Bridge] But time, it turns, the thousand years run dry The prison groans beneath a waiting sky A little season... freedom's chilling breath The ancient foe prepares for one more test... The seal is cracked, the heavy gate swings wide... A shadow stirs where hope and peace reside... [Outro] (Choir swells with a final, powerful chord of warning, fading into sustained, low strings and distant, echoing percussion)