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BE STRONG by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK

First Line: BE STRONG! / WE ARE NOT HERE TO PLAY, TO DREAM, TO DRIFT
Last Line: FAINT NOT -- FIGHT ON! TO-MORROW COMES THE SONG.
Subject(s): RELIGION; STRENGTH; THEOLOGY;
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 the song.




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