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The Song Of The Allies

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We are the Allies of God to-day,     And the width of the earth is our right of way.     Let no man question or ask us why,     As we speed to answer a wild world cry;     Let no man hinder or ask us where,     As out over water and land we fare;     For whether we hurry, or whether we wait,     We follow the finger of guiding fate.     We are the Allies.    We differ in faith,     But are one in our courage at thought of death.     Many and varied the tongues we speak,     But one and the same is the goal we seek.     And the goal we seek is not power or place,     But the peace of the world, and the good of the race.     And little matters the colour of skin,     When each heart under it beats to win.     We are the Allies; we fight or fly,     We wallow in trenches like pigs in a sty,     We dive under water to foil a foe,     We wait in quarters, or rise and go.     And staying or going, or near or far,     One thought is ever our guiding star:     We are the Allies of God to-day,     We are the Allies - make way! make way!

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