Go boldly forth and fear no ill,
Though fierce oppressors rise;
Let mental strength abounding still,
Such puny foes despise.
Though stung by many a bitter word,
And persecuted long;
Yet let them pass as if unheard,
And in the right be strong. The noblest causes ever known,
Have met with scoff and jeer;
The brave tho' journeying alone,
Should never yield to fear.
Go onward up the rugged steep,
Beyond the lagging throng;
Thy own heart's counsels wisely keep,
And in the right be strong. Although grown weary, strive not less,
No duty leave undone;
Soon will oppressors join to bless,
The deeds thy daring won.
The strife once over then will earth,
Send forth her sweetest song,
To laud and bless the noble worth,
That in the right was strong. Have faith, have courage, never fear,
The promise is in sight;
The lamp of truth is shining clear,
To banish error's night.
Though trials gather thick and fast,
And all the world be wrong;
Onward, still onward to the last,
And in the right be strong.