174 TRUST IN GOD AND DO THE RIGHT tremble Courage, brother, do not stumble, Though thy be dark as night; There's a star to guide the humble ;— "Trust in God, and do the right." Let the road be rough and dreary, Perish policy and cunning! Perish all that fears the light! Trust no party, sect, or faction; Simple rule, and safest guiding, Inward peace and inward might, Star upon our path abiding, "Trust in God, and do the right." Some will hate thee, some will love thee, NORMAN MACLEOD 175 THERE'S WORK ENOUGH TO DO The blackbird early leaves its rest And every flower, would seem to say, "There's work enough to do." The cowslip and the spreading vine, The snowdrop and the eglantine, Preach sermons as we pass. Who then can sleep, when all around Shall man-creation's lord-be found Our courts and alleys are the field, If men would search them through, That richest sweets of labor yield, And there's enough to do. To have a heart for those who weep, To rescue all the children, deep In ignorance and sin; To help the poor, the hungry feed, To see that all can write and read- The time is short-the world is wide, This wondrous earth and all its pride The moments fly on lightning's wings, No time to waste on foolish things- 176 BE TRUE ANONYMOUS Young friends, to whom life's early days Are bright with promise all, And to whose view the glowing rays Of hope unclouded fall; To counsel each to choose the good, Observe, if you success would win, Two little words: Be true. Be true to Right: let Justice still Unawed, unbribed, through good or ill, Unswayed by prejudice, your mind Then cast, according to your light, Be true to Truth: the proudest name No gem that arduous toil may find Be true to Reason: let her light Be ever glorified, And make through life her beacon bright A fixed, enduring guide. False views of life young faith may blind, False creeds allure the youthful mind And its adherence win; But reason's steady light to thee An oracle of truth shall be, A monitor within. Be true to Self-Respect: the world Keep thou the upright ways that find These are the virtues, these the ways, And each good deed, each wrong withstood, Throughout all coming time! ANONYMOUS |