Strong of Body, High of Spirit

Strong of body

high of spirit

Valiant youth goes strid­ing forth;

His the sea­sons that in­her­it

All the trea­sure trove of earth.

Sky and sun­light

dream and la­bor

Mountain crag and spark­ling shore

Love of God and love of neigh­bor

These are his for­ev­er­more.

Lord who liv­eth

youth un­dy­ing

Thou who know­est this our path

Move among us

still de­fy­ing

Nights of fear and gulfs of wrath.

Though our years are far and rang­ing

We are young who walk with truth

Hearts at peace that know no chang­ing

These are thine

im­mor­tal youth.