Amidst Stratholme's Dead

Amidst Stratholme's Dead is a poem, published in the Stormwind Herald on the eve of the Second Grand Crusade. Though submitted anonymously, it was purportedly penned by Asuryan Caernough, Lord High Chancellor of Lordaeron. Amidst Stratholme’s dead the lilies bloom, Above the fallen, and the fire and gloom, They show the places, one by one, Where we failed the Light and came undone, And Lordaeron met her doom.

We are Crusaders. Though our turn to die, Shed no tears, do not weep, nor cry. It was our choice to fight, and here we lie, Amidst Stratholme’s dead. Take our banner, fly it high, Though we fell, the hour comes nigh.

Once again the pious march to fight, The Scourge who warped our Holy Light. Through the fire, and the gloom, And if need be to their own doom, The faithful cannot die, as the lilies bloom Amidst Stratholme’s dead.