“Be Strong”
Be strong!
We art 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, be strong, be strong!
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, be strong, be strong!
Be strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes,
the day how long;
Faint not, fight on!
Tomorrow comes the song.
Be strong, be strong, be strong!
“Be Strong” Poem By Rev. Dr. Maltbie Davenport Babcock. Published 1901. Author of “This Is My Father’s World”. Pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City, 1900-1901. Died Tragically in 1901 at 42 Years Old.