Hand in Hand We Rise (International Human Rights Anthem – 10 December)
From every land and every sky,
voices rise, we ask one why:
Why must people still be hunted
for the shade upon their skin?
Why must truth be silenced
when a heart dares to speak within?
No chains of fear, no iron lies
should hold a soul or dim its light.
The world has learned through tears and fire—
it’s time to stand for what is right.
Dictators hid behind their hatred,
scapegoats built to mask their sin.
But the world is waking now—
we won’t walk those roads again.
Hand in hand we rise,
every sister, every brother.
One humanity, one path,
we are bound to one another.
Let compassion be our banner,
let love lead every land.
Stop the persecution—
let the innocent stand.
From China to the world, hear the call grow strong:
End the suffering. Free Falun Gong.
Every faith and every heart
holds a spark the same as mine.
No belief should bring a prison,
no conscience be a crime.
We are born to live in freedom,
to speak, to dream, to just belong.
And the earth becomes much brighter
when we lift each other up in song.
No more silence for the hurting,
no more shadows on their name.
When injustice flames in darkness,
every free heart fans the flame.
Hand in hand we rise,
every sister, every brother.
One humanity, one path,
we are bound to one another.
Let compassion be our banner,
let love lead every land.
Stop the persecution—
let the innocent stand.
From China to the world, hear the call grow strong:
End the suffering. Free Falun Gong.
Lead: No more fear—
Choir: We stand as one.
Lead: No more hate—
Choir: Let healing come.
Lead: All humanity—
Choir: One family strong.
Lead + Choir: Together we rise; together we belong.
Hand in hand we rise,
every sister, every brother.
Let the world remember now:
We were made to love each other.
Lift the fallen, guard the voiceless,
shine the truth across the land.
Stop the persecution—
let the innocent stand.
Today we sing for justice,
and justice sings along:
End the suffering. Free Falun Gong.
S.
Song: https://www.ganjingworld.com/s/arA0Z16wbJ