Holding Hands around the World

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1. There are chil - dren sing-ing all a - round the world, Hap - py voic - es ring - ing out the
2. There are chil - dren shar-ing all a - round the world, Lead - ing oth - er chil-dren to the
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joy - ful word: We are chil - dren glow - ing with the gos - pel light, Stand - ing
gos - pel fold. With the strength of youth, we do the Fa - ther’s work. With our

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tall, walk - ing strong, choos - ing right. There are chil - dren lead - ing out in
hearts and our hands we will serve. We are cov - ’nant chil -dren with a

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ev - ’ry land Who be - lieve in keep -ing all the Lord’s com - mands. Like the
gift to give. We will teach the gos - pel by the way we live. With each

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strip - ling war - riors we go forth in faith, For we know that the Lord is our
word and ac - tion, we will tes - ti - fy: We be - lieve, and we serve Je - sus
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strength.
Christ. We are chil - dren hold - ing hands a - round the world, Like an

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ar - my with the gos - pel flag un - furled. We are led by His light, And we

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love truth and right. We are build - ing the king - dom of God.
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Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, born 1938. © 2001 by Janice Kapp Perry. All rights reserved.
This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.