Not hatred for people, not vengeance or pride But truth against darkness with God at our side.

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[Verse 1, mid-tempo march, restrained guitars]
The trumpet is sounding, the battle is near
The voice of the Captain is ringing out clear
Not hatred for people, not vengeance or pride
But truth against darkness with God at our side
We stand for the broken, we pray for the lost
We follow the Savior who paid the full cost
Our weapons are mercy, our courage is prayer
We carry God's truth to a world in despair

[Pre-Chorus, drums open, rising]
Not against our neighbor, not against our friend
We stand against the darkness till the darkness ends
Love your enemy, pray through the night
Stand for the truth with the Lord as your light

[Chorus, massive, gang vocals, trumpet hits]
Hard blows, hard prayers
Stand for the truth, the Lord is there
Rise up, stand firm
Let every heart for Jesus burn
We fight the lies, we break the chains
We pray for souls in Jesus' name
Hard blows, hard prayers
The Lord goes before us, the victory is His

[Verse 2, same march, fuller]
We hate the deception, but love those deceived
We speak what is true, and we hope they believe
No sword against neighbors, no hatred to spread
We battle the darkness with truth in our stead
The world may reject us, the proud may deride
But Christ intercedes, and He stands by our side
Though arguments fail us and strength may be small
The Lord who has called us will carry us all

[Pre-Chorus]
Not against our neighbor, not against our friend
We stand against the darkness till the darkness ends
Love your enemy, pray through the night
Stand for the truth with the Lord as your light

[Chorus, full band, gang vocals]
Hard blows, hard prayers
Stand for the truth, the Lord is there
Rise up, stand firm
Let every heart for Jesus burn
We fight the lies, we break the chains
We pray for souls in Jesus' name
Hard blows, hard prayers
The Lord goes before us, the victory is His

[Verse 3, faster, more urgent]
The battle is ancient, the conflict is real
But prayer is the power the darkness can't steal
You may be the weakest, forgotten, unknown
But God has a purpose for you and you alone
The hands that are trembling can still reach and pray
The feet that are weary can still walk His way
No servant too lowly, no task too small
For the Lord gives strength to the least of us all

[Breakdown, half-time, spoken over heavy guitar]
Do not give up praying. Do not give up standing. Do not give up speaking truth.
You may have little strength, but God has not lost His power.
You may not see victory, but God has not surrendered His throne.
Hard blows. Hard prayers.
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal.
Our strength is not in hatred. Our victory is not in human power.
We stand in faith. We stand in truth. And we stand in the strength of the Lord.

[Bridge, call and response, building]
Who is our enemy? The lies that bind
What is our weapon? The truth divine
Who do we pray for? The lost and the weak
Who gives us courage? The Lord we seek
When do we stop? We never abandon the call
Who wins the victory? The Lord over all

[Guitar Solo, crushing riff then soaring, sixteen bars, choir underneath]

[Final Chorus, maximum, massive choir]
Hard blows, hard prayers
Stand for the truth, the Lord is there
Rise up, stand firm
Let every heart for Jesus burn
We fight the lies, we break the chains
We pray for souls in Jesus' name
Hard blows, hard prayers
The Lord goes before us, the victory is His
Onward, onward, never give in
Let truth be proclaimed to the world again
Love your enemies, pray as you fight
Carry the Gospel into the night
Onward, onward, our hope is secure
The Word of the Lord will forever endure

[Outro, slow, triumphant, spoken over a held chord]
Christ is on the hill. He intercedes.
We fight in the valley.
And God will have the victory.
Jehovah will triumph.
Onward. Onward. On to victory.

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[Spoken Intro, deep male, commanding, low drone and distant trumpet] Brothers. Sisters. Awake. The war is not against flesh and blood. We do not fight against men. We fight against the lies that enslave them. Against the darkness. Against the falsehood. Against the evil that wages war against the truth. Soldiers of the Lord. Rise up. [Verse 1, mid-tempo march, restrained guitars] The trumpet is sounding, the battle is near The voice of the Captain is ringing out clear Not hatred for people, not vengeance or pride But truth against darkness with God at our side We stand for the broken, we pray for the lost We follow the Savior who paid the full cost Our weapons are mercy, our courage is prayer We carry God's truth to a world in despair [Pre-Chorus, drums open, rising] Not against our neighbor, not against our friend We stand against the darkness till the darkness ends Love your enemy, pray through the night Stand for the truth with the Lord as your light [Chorus, massive, gang vocals, trumpet hits] Hard blows, hard prayers Stand for the truth, the Lord is there Rise up, stand firm Let every heart for Jesus burn We fight the lies, we break the chains We pray for souls in Jesus' name Hard blows, hard prayers The Lord goes before us, the victory is His [Verse 2, same march, fuller] We hate the deception, but love those deceived We speak what is true, and we hope they believe No sword against neighbors, no hatred to spread We battle the darkness with truth in our stead The world may reject us, the proud may deride But Christ intercedes, and He stands by our side Though arguments fail us and strength may be small The Lord who has called us will carry us all [Pre-Chorus] Not against our neighbor, not against our friend We stand against the darkness till the darkness ends Love your enemy, pray through the night Stand for the truth with the Lord as your light [Chorus, full band, gang vocals] Hard blows, hard prayers Stand for the truth, the Lord is there Rise up, stand firm Let every heart for Jesus burn We fight the lies, we break the chains We pray for souls in Jesus' name Hard blows, hard prayers The Lord goes before us, the victory is His [Verse 3, faster, more urgent] The battle is ancient, the conflict is real But prayer is the power the darkness can't steal You may be the weakest, forgotten, unknown But God has a purpose for you and you alone The hands that are trembling can still reach and pray The feet that are weary can still walk His way No servant too lowly, no task too small For the Lord gives strength to the least of us all [Breakdown, half-time, spoken over heavy guitar] Do not give up praying. Do not give up standing. Do not give up speaking truth. You may have little strength, but God has not lost His power. You may not see victory, but God has not surrendered His throne. Hard blows. Hard prayers. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. Our strength is not in hatred. Our victory is not in human power. We stand in faith. We stand in truth. And we stand in the strength of the Lord. [Bridge, call and response, building] Who is our enemy? The lies that bind What is our weapon? The truth divine Who do we pray for? The lost and the weak Who gives us courage? The Lord we seek When do we stop? We never abandon the call Who wins the victory? The Lord over all [Guitar Solo, crushing riff then soaring, sixteen bars, choir underneath] [Final Chorus, maximum, massive choir] Hard blows, hard prayers Stand for the truth, the Lord is there Rise up, stand firm Let every heart for Jesus burn We fight the lies, we break the chains We pray for souls in Jesus' name Hard blows, hard prayers The Lord goes before us, the victory is His Onward, onward, never give in Let truth be proclaimed to the world again Love your enemies, pray as you fight Carry the Gospel into the night Onward, onward, our hope is secure The Word of the Lord will forever endure [Outro, slow, triumphant, spoken over a held chord] Christ is on the hill. He intercedes. We fight in the valley. And God will have the victory. Jehovah will triumph. Onward. Onward. On to victory.

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