Measure of a Man

Steel on steel
 Break the blade that called him to his rest
 And cast it to the deep
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 Light the pyre
 Name the one whose shield is on his chest
 And leave him to his sleep
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 The measure of a man
 Stands or falls with what he leaves behind
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 Gather on the sand
 Let your voices carry to the sky
 Rise in light
 Let the gods look down on this and wonder
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 Raise the ring
 Cast the broken circle to the waves
 And give the sea her due
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 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
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 Gather on the sand
 Let your voices carry to the sky
 Rise in light
 Let the gods look down on this and wonder.