Be Strong!

Be strong!
We are not here to play,—to dream, to drift.
We have hard work to do and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle–face it; ’tis God’s gift.

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Be strong!
Say not the days are evil. Who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce,—O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s name.

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Be strong!
It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not,—fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.

Poems of The Way