This is the official theme song for WYD 2027 in Seoul. It is a fine composition centred on the the phrase, “Take courage; I have conquered the world.” It was written by Kim Jiyoon Francis who was looking for a composition with “a sense of liturgical dignity.” Aren’t we all?
… and I thought they were all Presbyterians in South Korea.
The text in International, English and Korean versions, as well as the sheet music is available here.
There is a pop version:
… and a “classic” version:
There wasn’t a version to jump up and down to, which is necessary at WYD so I made one.
There are other versions out there:
There is even an AI enhanced version here if anyone asked for that.