Les Terres Saintes - French Crusading Song

This one is another song from the Crusades. The second line “True knights abandon all adornments.“ refers to the moral duty of the Catholic warrior to forsake vanity, and instead of adorning himself to go on battle, as it was custom then, to instead choose to adorn himself with the beauty of Faith. King Saint Louis IX led the way, eager to go on the Crusade and leave his home and comfort as King to fight for Christ to Palestine. Saint Louis IX died leading the Seventh Crusade. Louis was extremely devout, which reflected in his ruling as king: He forbid gambling, interest-bearing loans and prostitution in France, as well as raising the punishment of blasphemy to having the tongue removed. He contributed a lot of money for the preservation of relics of Christ and he built the Sainte-Chapelle for them. He also expanded the scope of the Inquisition and ordered the burning of Talmuds and other Jewish books. He was also very devout in his personal life, devoting himself to mortification practices such as beating his back with iron chains on Fridays, or acts of self-humiliation such as washing the feet of beggars or sharing his table with lepers. All of this culminated in him leaving his kingdom to go fight in the crusades. He was canonized in 11 July 1297 by Pope Boniface VIII, as the patron of the French monarchy and model of the ideal Christian monarch. This is the reason why so many french kinds are named Louis. Lyrics: Sellez donc bridez donc belles montures Vrais chevaliers tombez toute parure Armez-vous drapez-vous de votre Foi Fiers chrétiens le Seigneur vous envoie Nos enfants exaltent de joie Front de l’amour et chantant sans peur De nos âmes ils vont défendre La Jérusalem de leur coeur Les rempart d’une sainte famille Foyer, chaleur qui point ne vacillent Les fortes enceintes des dynasties Offrant tutelle à tous ses amis La fleur fade est de courtoisie La fleur de France s’est remise Roi Saint Louis, à l’ombre du chêne Brille pour cette terre promise