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Keep Your Colors Flying

Jeremiah Eames Rankin • English

Primary Scripture: Jeremiah 51:27

Verse 1

Keep your colors flying, All ye Christian youth. To Christ's call replying, Full of grace and truth; Rise in strength and beauty In life's morning glow, Answer to each duty, Onward, upward go.

Chorus

Keep your colors flying, Stand for God and truth! Keep your colors flying, All ye Christian youth!

Verse 2

Life is all before you, Where to choose your way, Keep Christ's colors o'er you, Watch and fight and pray; With a firm endeavor Ev'ry foe defy, True to Jesus ever, Lift your colors high.

Chorus

Keep your colors flying, Stand for God and truth! Keep your colors flying, All ye Christian youth!

Verse 3

Keep your colors flying, Never think of ease, Sin and self denying, Jesus only please; Not for worldly pleasure, Not for worldly fame, Not for heaps of treasure, Live for Jesus' name.

Chorus

Keep your colors flying, Stand for God and truth! Keep your colors flying, All ye Christian youth!

Verse 4

Keep your colors flying, Walk as Jesus did, In him loving, dying, Let your life be hid; Hoping, trusting ever, Breathe this mortal breath You shall live forever, Christ has conquered death.

Chorus

Keep your colors flying, Stand for God and truth! Keep your colors flying, All ye Christian youth!

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