BE STRONG
Bestrong, O man of earth, be strong!And rise to triumph through thy will;Yea, drive the conquering tempter from thy soulThat he may do to thee no ill.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Let virtue’s sceptre guide thy hand;From morn till night, from night till morn, do thouUndaunted ’gainst brute evil stand.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Grip steadily to that noble taskTo fight the want that argues in thy soulTo let each sinning be the last.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Not for thyself alone possess,But let thy valiant trophies be a signBreathing valor in thy brother’s breast.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!In mind and soul, in heart and brain.Thou hast no loss, brave man, in combating,But lo! thou hast the world to gain.
Bestrong, O man of earth, be strong!And rise to triumph through thy will;Yea, drive the conquering tempter from thy soulThat he may do to thee no ill.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Let virtue’s sceptre guide thy hand;From morn till night, from night till morn, do thouUndaunted ’gainst brute evil stand.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Grip steadily to that noble taskTo fight the want that argues in thy soulTo let each sinning be the last.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Not for thyself alone possess,But let thy valiant trophies be a signBreathing valor in thy brother’s breast.Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!In mind and soul, in heart and brain.Thou hast no loss, brave man, in combating,But lo! thou hast the world to gain.
Bestrong, O man of earth, be strong!And rise to triumph through thy will;Yea, drive the conquering tempter from thy soulThat he may do to thee no ill.
Bestrong, O man of earth, be strong!
And rise to triumph through thy will;
Yea, drive the conquering tempter from thy soul
That he may do to thee no ill.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Let virtue’s sceptre guide thy hand;From morn till night, from night till morn, do thouUndaunted ’gainst brute evil stand.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!
Let virtue’s sceptre guide thy hand;
From morn till night, from night till morn, do thou
Undaunted ’gainst brute evil stand.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Grip steadily to that noble taskTo fight the want that argues in thy soulTo let each sinning be the last.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!
Grip steadily to that noble task
To fight the want that argues in thy soul
To let each sinning be the last.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!Not for thyself alone possess,But let thy valiant trophies be a signBreathing valor in thy brother’s breast.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!
Not for thyself alone possess,
But let thy valiant trophies be a sign
Breathing valor in thy brother’s breast.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!In mind and soul, in heart and brain.Thou hast no loss, brave man, in combating,But lo! thou hast the world to gain.
Be strong, O man of earth, be strong!
In mind and soul, in heart and brain.
Thou hast no loss, brave man, in combating,
But lo! thou hast the world to gain.