Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) ‎#169

169. Be Strong

Be strong! Be strong!

1 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!

2 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!

3 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!

Text Information

• First Line: We are not here to play, to dream, to drift
• Title: Be Strong
• Author: Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1901)
• Publication Date: 1921

Tune Information

• Name: [We are not here to play, to dream, to drift]
• Composer: George A. Burdett (1913)
• Incipit: 56711 17766 67122