Lucifer's Friend ‎– Prince of Darkness ( 1972, Hard Prog, Germany )

Album : ....Where The Groupies Killed The Blues

(Lyrics available at the bottom of the description)

"Lucifer's Friend was a 1970s German Rock band, fronted by British vocalist, John Lawton (of Uriah Heep).

Formed in 1970, evolved from Asterix and comprised of 3/4 of German Bonds, the group officially disbanded in 1982.
It briefly reunited (1993-1997) as Lucifer's Friend II, releasing one album before disbanding once again.
In 2015 Lucifer's Friend have reformed."

Arranged By [Strings & Brass] – Peter Hecht
Arranged By [The Group] – Lucifer's Friend
Design [Album Design] – Witt
Drums, Percussion – Joachim Rietenbach
Electric Bass [Fenderbass], Double Bass [Bass-fiddle] – Dieter Horns
Engineer – Conny Plank
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Peter Hesslein
Photography By – Foth
Piano, Organ, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Mellotron – Peter Hecht
Producer – J. Rietenbach, C. Plank, D. Horns, H. Hildebrandt, P. Hecht, P. Hesslein
Vocals – John Lawton

(Lyrics)

Hail the Black Redeemer, how long you been away!
Caliph of the Darkness, I miss you every day
I got this terrible feeling and don't know what to say
Show me how to face the morning - Teach me how to play

The bad man keeps a callin' - He's hungry for my soul
But down to you I'm comin', When death collects his toll
The symbols on my door are changing every day
So hail The Prince of Doom and Darkness - Help me on my way.

Down to your world go I
Into your flames I fly

Master of the moonlight, visit me this day
Tell me what I want to know and help me fly away
Let me feel the fire melt into my soul
Send the baking desert wind from pole to frozen pole

With your breath of fire fan this deathly mask
Let the needle kiss my vein and give me all I ask
Please don't let the dealer's heart grow hard if I can't pay
Hail The Prince of Doom and Darkness - Help me on my way.

Down to your world go I
Into your flames I fly