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779: The Flag Is Yours, The Flag Is Mine

Meter:   Double Common Meter
Book:   1987 Song Book
Chapter:   The Salvation Soldier

1.
The flag is yours, the flag is mine,
That flies o'er lands and seas;
From north to south, from east to west,
Unfurled by every breeze.
The blood-stained flag, the fiery flag,
The flag of purity,
That brings new life, new hope, new joy,
And tells of victory.

Chorus
Yellow star and red and blue,
Blood and fire, through and through;
That's the flag for me and you,
The flag of the dear old Army.

2.
The flag is yours, the flag is mine,
With all its colors mean;
The Saviour's blood, the Holy Ghost,
A love that's pure and clean.
That heart of yours, this heart of mine,
Must beat for ever true
To the flag of God's great Army,
The yellow, red and blue.
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The flag is yours, the flag is mine

Written in 1917 at the request of Commissioner A. G.Cunningham when the author was stationed at Kingswood,Bristol. The song, entitled 'Yellow Star and Red and Blue', was published in The Musical Salvationist, July 1922, on 'The Soloist's Page'. Later, a third verse was added at the requestof Bandmaster George Marshall, but this has not been included in the Song Book.

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162 - 1987 Tune Book

162: Yellow Star And Red And Blue

Book: 1987 Tune Book
Composer: George Marshall (1887 -1 956)
Lyricist: George Marshall (1887 -1 956)
Key: E♭
Alt. Key: --
Tempo: 112
Capo: --
Metronome:     ♩ = 112
Meter:Double Common Meter

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