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! Tomorrow comes the song!




By Maltbie Davenport Babcock (3 August 1858 – 18May 1901)