A Young Man Prepared

Author: Daniel Carter

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Though a boy I may appear,f1Though a boy I may appear, 2Yet a man I soon will be.2Yet a man I soon will be. t3If I prepare and live clean with every thought, word, and deed,t3If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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Though a boy I may appear, 2Yet a man I soon will be.2Yet a man I soon will be. t3If I prepare and live clean with every thought, word, and deed,t3If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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Yet a man I soon will be.2Yet a man I soon will be. t3If I prepare and live clean with every thought, word, and deed,t3If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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Yet a man I soon will be. t3If I prepare and live clean with every thought, word, and deed,t3If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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If I prepare and live clean with every thought, word, and deed,t3If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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If I prepare and live clean in ev’ry thought, word, and deed, 4I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God.4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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I will be given the priesthood, the sacred priesthood of God. class="diff_next">4I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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I will be worthy to hold the sacred priesthood of God. 5So I now prepare myself,5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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So I now prepare myself, class="diff_next">5So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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So I now prepare myself; 6For growing up is sometimes hard.6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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For growing up is sometimes hard. class="diff_next">6I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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I will serve my fellowmen. 7Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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Being armed with the truth, and the scriptures my guide,7Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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Being armed with the truth, with the scriptures my guide, 8I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared. class="diff_next">8I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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I’ll go forward, a young man prepared, 9I’m a Blazer, a young man prepared.9I’ll go forward, a young man prepared. 1010
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