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.

Be Strong!

Say not, "The days are evil.

Who's to blame?"

And fold the hands and acquiesce - 

oh shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely,

in God's name.

Be strong!

It matters not how deep intrenched

the wrong,

How hard the battle goes,

the day how long;

Faint not - fight on! To-morrow

comes to song.

~ Maltbie Davenport Babcock