Be Strong

We are not here to play, to dream, to drift

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock
Published in 62 hymnals

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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.

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.

3 Be strong!
It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day, how long;
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal #488

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock

Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We are not here to play, to dream, to drift
Title: Be Strong
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock
Meter: 2.10.10.10
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Be strong, be strong, tomorrow comes the song
Copyright: Public Domain

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #387

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #90

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The Fellowship Hymn Book #90

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The Y.M.C.A. Hymnal #286

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #17

American Student Hymnal #d351

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A Hymnal for Joyous Youth #180

Chapel Conference Songbook #d7

Christian Hymnways #d11

Christian Worship and Praise #d32

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Fifty-Two Memory Hymns #23

Hymns for Creative Living #154

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Hymns for Today #233

Hymns of the Widening Kingdom #d4

Institute Hymns and Songs #d2

Inter-Church Hymnal #d30

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Jehovah's Praise #33

Junior Youth Hymnal #d14

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Quartets and Choruses for Men #30

Singing Worship with Boys and Girls #d12

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Social Hymns of Brotherhood and Aspiration #55

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Songs of Life #73

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Sunday School Voices, No.2 #121

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #320

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The Century Hymnal #235

The Chapel Service Book #d12

The Churches of God Hymnal. #d46

The Covenant Hymnal, authorized by the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America #d25

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The Cyber Hymnal #479

The Evangelical Church School Hymnal #d18

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The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #61

The Hymnal for Youth #229

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The Hymnal of Praise #214

The Hymnal #449

The Hymnal #293

The Junior Methodist Hymnal #d7

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #407

The Methodist Hymnal #300

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The Methodist Hymnal #407

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The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal #229

The New Church Hymnal #d36

The New Hymnal for American Youth #182

The New Hymnal for American Youth #182

The New Hymnal of Praise #d28

The Presbyterian Hymnal #269

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The Service Hymnal #381

The Student Hymnary #d28

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Unity Song Selections #163

Worship in Song #d25

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Youth Hymnal #36

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The Abingdon Hymnal #109

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The Abingdon Song Book #182

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Brotherhood Hymns #50

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Favorite Solos #223

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Premier Hymns #177

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Worship and Song #171

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Worship and Song Edition B #ad25

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Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #169

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Christian Song #356

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The Church School Hymnal for Youth #214

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The Hymnal #488

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