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the shine, through the rain We have shared the day's load; To the old march again We have tramped the long road; We have laughed, we have cried, And we've tossed the King's crown; We have fought, we have died, And we've trod the day down. So it's lift the old song Ere the night flies again, Where the road leads along Through the shine, through the rain.

Long ago, far away, Came a sign from the skies; And we feared then to pray For the new sun to rise: With the King there at hand, Not a child stepped or stirred— Where the light filled the land