Be Strong
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!
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!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong.
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not - fight on! To-morrow comes the song.
by Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a Presbyterian preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” His sermons and newspaper articles were collected and published as, “Thoughts for Every-Day Living” (1902). Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901 in Naples, Italy.
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!
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!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong.
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not - fight on! To-morrow comes the song.
by Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a Presbyterian preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” His sermons and newspaper articles were collected and published as, “Thoughts for Every-Day Living” (1902). Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901 in Naples, Italy.