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ONWARD! UPWARD! HEAVEN!

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 6, 1858

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 11, No. 25.

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ONWARD! UPWARD! HEAVEN!

Why droop when fortune frowns? Press onward to the goal. The palm of victory ever crowns The strife enduring soul.
Why shrink at man's contempt? Why quail at envy's sneer? The soul that would great things attempt, Should spurn all worldly fear.
Why dread the rich man's scorn? Or hypocrite's foul play? The lofty soul though lowly born, Can upward wing its way.
With mighty purpose nerved, Life's battles still endure, And ever fight for truth and right, With heart and conscience pure.
Then onward to the goal! The book of life has given Three watchwords for the struggling soul, These, Onward! Upward! Heaven! [Sel.]