We have rode around this earth
Seeking peace and prosperity
And that's why we Voortrekkers came to this land
Retief our envoy to Dingane was killed with savage treachery
Now that Zulu king
Has blood upon his hands

He sent his killing impis to Bloukrans, Moorddrift and Weenen
Women and children they had no place to run
In pursuit in an ambush
We lost from our commando
Eight horsemen Piet Uys
And Dirkie, his son

But the Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
Never be forgotten to the Lord we made a vow
The Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
He delivered us then
He'll deliver us now

Then against Voortrekker wagons in a circle in a laager
The impis came again but they could not win the day
Seeking vengeance Pretorius with sixty-four wagons
And four hundred and seventy of his best men rode away

Reverend Cilliers said Lord we make this covenant before Ye
Deliver us as we ride into the deep dark veil of death
We will build You a temple to stand in Your honour
And this day forever as another Sabbath
We pledge

But the Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
Never be forgotten to the Lord we made a vow
The Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
He delivered us then
He'll deliver us now

From afar we saw their horde
Of Zulus approaching
Fifteen thousand warriors it was an awesome sight
We set laager on the banks of the Ncome River
And thought they would attack us in the dark of that night

But the mist came down and the lanterns on our whipsticks
Looked like rings around a hundred moons up in the skies
The enemy then were filled with deep superstition
Held off their attack
Till the sun began to rise

But the Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
Never be forgotten to the Lord we made a vow
The Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
He delivered us then
He'll deliver us now

Their battle trumpets sounded that wild icilongo
Four times they charged our laager but in vain
Into bristling shields and spears rode our hundred flying horsemen
From muskets and our cannon shots fell on them like rain

When they stormed the steep banks of the Ncome River
With feathered flags and assegais through water smoke and mud
Our firing cut a swathe of death
Through those valiant warriors
And the waters of that river
Flowed scarlet with their blood

But the Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
Never be forgotten to the Lord we made a vow
The Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
He delivered us then
He'll deliver us now

But the Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
Never be forgotten to the Lord we made a vow
The Blood River Miracle will never be forgotten
He delivered us then
He'll deliver us now