[Verse 1]
Little hands
Open eyes
Trusting us with their lives
Every face
Every name
I can’t turn away from the flame
[Pre-Chorus]
If not us
Then who will guard them?
If not now
Then when?
[Chorus]
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up (oh yeah)
Louder than the fear we feel
Love is how we raise our shield
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up
If one voice can start a wave
Let our courage be their safe place
[Verse 2]
On the bus
In the hall
In the dark when they call
Every story
Every tear
Says “I need you to be here”
[Pre-Chorus]
If not us
Then who will hold them?
If not now
Then when?
[Chorus]
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up (hey!)
Louder than the fear we feel
Love is how we raise our shield
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up
If one voice can start a wave
Let our courage be their safe place
[Bridge]
I won’t look away
I won’t walk past pain
Every child’s name
I carry it
I carry it
We are not afraid
Hearts become a chain
Every hand raised
We’re singing it
We’re singing it
[Chorus]
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up (oh, stand up)
Louder than the fear we feel
Love is how we raise our shield
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up
If one voice can start a wave
Let our courage be their safe place
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up
Stand up for the children
Stand up
Stand up