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Be Strong by Maltbie Davenport Babcock

April 17, 2010 by Every Writer

Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858-1901)

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 intrenched the wrong.
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not?fight on! To-morrow comes the son

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Filed Under: 1800s Poetry, Classic Poems

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