"From This Day" is a single by American heavy metal band Machine Head. There are two different versions of the single. The title track is taken off of the 1999 album The Burning Red. It is the ninth track featured on the band's live album Hellalive.
In heaven there's an ancient book that charts the ways of
There written are the choices of each day
When it's read before the nations gathered in the end
My prayer is that one page will finally say
From this day on
For nothing less than all that we could give
From this day on
No turning back, no selfish treasure hid
From this day on
We served our King, with countless battles won
We gave our all, from this day on
I've wasted time on fleeting things that wither, rust or
Casting precious hours to the wind
And now that I've been made brand new, the old is passed
away
This is the day eternal life begins
If not us, who?
If not now, when?
Let's dive into eternal joy
Let life begin
Together we will celebrate as countless ages pass
If you will dare and stand with me (stand with me) and