479. Be Strong!

1. 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, be strong, be strong!

2. Be strong!
Say not the days are evil—who’s to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce—O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God’s name.
Be strong, be strong, be strong!

3. 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!

Text Information
First Line: Be strong
Title: Be Strong!
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
Meter: 2.10.10.10
Language: English
Source: Thoughts for Every Day Living, 1901
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: FORTITUDE (SMITH), David S. Smith, 1905
Tune Information
Name: HAROLD
Composer: Carl Fowler Price (1921)
Meter: 2.10.10.10
Incipit: 71543 23461 23554
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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