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A SONG FOR THE YOUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY
Phalanx of youth, so fair and brave,
Set your bright banner in the sky;
O'er minds ennobled let it wave,
O'er hearts to duty ever nigh.
Set your bright banner in the sky;
O'er minds ennobled let it wave,
O'er hearts to duty ever nigh.
The years that marshal gallant men,
Passing, withdraw them from the field;
Our leaders resolute of ken,
In turn to Death's stern challenge yield.
Passing, withdraw them from the field;
Our leaders resolute of ken,
In turn to Death's stern challenge yield.
Who shall uphold what valor gained,
When those who led the fight are gone,
When noble spirits, nobly trained,
Fall, from the contest, one by one?
When those who led the fight are gone,
When noble spirits, nobly trained,
Fall, from the contest, one by one?
Children who show their true descent
Fulfill the promise of their sires,
The faith unswerving and unbent,
The heart unstained by low desires.
Fulfill the promise of their sires,
The faith unswerving and unbent,
The heart unstained by low desires.
O valiant army that shall be,
Approach, and breathe the solemn vow
That binds to truth's high chivalry!
The time to enroll your names is now.
Approach, and breathe the solemn vow
That binds to truth's high chivalry!
The time to enroll your names is now.
In Heaven's own armory of light
Availing weapons you shall find;
Stronger than sword and cannon's might
The prayerful heart, the steadfast mind.
Availing weapons you shall find;
Stronger than sword and cannon's might
The prayerful heart, the steadfast mind.
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The cross, with Love's own glory crowned,
The stripes and spangles of the free,
With these your watchword shall resound,
“Our country, God, and liberty.’
The stripes and spangles of the free,
With these your watchword shall resound,
“Our country, God, and liberty.’
From The Golden Rule.
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