THE BOY THAT SAYS NO by The Evangelical

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 6, 1900

THE BOY THAT SAYS NO.

By The Evangelical

Here's a hand to the boy who has courage To do what he knows to be right! When he falls in the way of temptation, He has a hard battle to fight. Who strives against self and his comrades Will find a most powerful foe; All honor to him if he conquers; A cheer for the boy that says “No.”

There's many a battle fought daily The world knows nothing about! There's many a brave little soldier Whose strength puts a legion to rout. And he who fights sin single-handed Is more of a hero, I say, Than he who leads soldiers to battle, And conquers by arms in the fray.

Be steadfast, my boy, when you're tempted, And do what you know to be right; Stand firm by the colors of manhood, And you'll overcome in the fight. “The right,” be your battle-cry ever In waging the warfare of life; And God, who knows who are the heroes, Will give you the strength for the strife.

— The Evangelical.