The Choir.
[In the church.] Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven!
[The chant continues during what follows.
Julian.
Now Constantius has no longer a bodyguard.
Maurus.
What say you, my lord?
Julian.
Ah! My faithful ones! Up into the daylight to Rome, and to Greece!
The Soldiers.
Long live the Emperor Julian!
Julian.
We will not look back; all ways lie open before us. Up into the daylight! Through the church! The liars shall be silenced!
[He rushes up the steps in the background.
The army mine, the treasure mine, the throne mine!
The Choir.
[In the church.] Lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil!
[Julian throws wide the doors, revealing the
brightly-lighted interior of the church.
The priests stand before the high altar;
crowds of worshippers kneel below, around
the Princess's bier.
