The Ideology of the LEHI
by Avraham Stern

To Those Who Honor the Oath
by Avraham Stern

Brief Biography

We are unknown soldiers, unifo rms we have none,
In death's shadow we march, in its terror,
Volunteering to sever to the end of our days,
Only death from our duty can us sever.
In days red with slaughter, destruction and blood,
Nights black with pain and despair,
Over village and town our flag we'll unfurl,
Love and freedom the message 'twill bear.
Not like slaves brought to heel were we dragged to the fight,
In strange lands our life's blood to squander,
And if we must die our people to free,
We are willing our lives to surrender.
In days red with slaughter...
With obstacles rising to block every move,
By fate cruelly sent to entrap us,
Neither enemy, prison or miserable spy
Will we ever permit to divert us.
In days red with slaughter...
Should we happen to fall in some building or street,
T o be furtively buried by night,
Many thousands of others will rise in our stead
To defend and continue the fight.
In days red with slaughter...
With the tears of mothers bereaved of their young,
Sacred infant's blood want only spilt,
We'll cement the bricks of our bodies for walls
And our homeland will surely be built
In days red with slaughter, destruction and blood,
Nights black with pain and despair,
Over village and town our flag we'll unfurl
Love and freedom the message 'twill bear.