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BE FIRM by SARAH C. MAYO

First Line: BE FIRM! WHATEVER TEMPTS THY SOUL
Last Line: BE FIRM!

BE firm! whatever tempts thy soul
To loiter ere it reach its goal,
Whatever syren voice would draw
Thy heart from duty and its law,
Oh that distrust! Go bravely on,
And, till the victor-crown be won,
Be firm!

Firm when thy conscience is assailed,
Firm when the star of hope is veiled,
Firm in defying wrong and sin,
Firm in life's conflict, toil and din,
Firm in the path by martyrs trod, --
And oh, in love to man and God
Be firm!



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