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Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
Hail! Thou as victor crowned.
[Ger., Heil dir im Siegerkranz.]
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
The smile of God is victory.
The smile of God is victory.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
As always, victory finds a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
The people who remained victorious were less like conquerors than conquered.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.
Not might
but light
lit Maccabees'
lamp
through the night.