Be Firm, Be Bold

Be firm

be bold

be strong

be true

And dare to stand alone;

Strive for the right

what­e’er ye do

Though help­ers there are none.

Nay

bend not to the sell­ing surge

Of pub­lic sneer and wrong.

’Till bear thee on to ru­in’s verge

With cur­rent wild and strong.

Stand for the right! and with clean hands

Exalt the truth on high;

Thou’lt find warm

sym­pa­thiz­ing hearts

Among the pass­ers by.

Men who have seen

and thought

and felt

Yet could not bold­ly dare

The bat­tle’s brunt

but by thy side

Will ev­ery dan­ger share.

Stand for the right! pro­claim it loud;

Thou’lt find an an­swer­ing tone

In hon­est hearts

and thou’lt no more

Be doomed to stand alone.