[Verse 1]
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We are the youth, soldiers of the truth, called by our God on high;
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Now is the time, march to the world, sounding the battle cry!
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Too long the dark might of sin held in fear the people of the world,
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We'll drive the darkness away, bringing in the new day.
[Chorus]
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Lift high! Lift high! The banner of Truth on high;
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March forward crossing the sea, to the ends of the earth.
[Verse 2]
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Heaven and earth all are made anew, blessed by the light of God;
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Evil and sin vanish away, burned in the ho-ly fire.
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This is the land of the heart, every people living as one,
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Glad voices filling the land, sing a joyful song.
[Chorus]
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Lift high! Lift high! The banner of Truth on high;
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March forward crossing the sea, to the ends of the earth.
[Verse 3]
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Proud is my heart bursting with my hope, we are the youth of God;
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See how we go moving as one, marching at His command.
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Five colors shine in the ranks, every people, every race of man.
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We'll shake the heavens and earth, with our victory song.
[Chorus]
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Lift high! Lift high! The banner of Truth on high;
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March forward crossing the sea, to the ends of the earth.