Phoebe Cary

Here__ a hand to the boy who has courageTo do what he knows to be right;When he falls in the way of temptation,He has a hard battle to fight.Who strives against self and his comradeWill find a most powerful foe.All honor to him if he conquers.A cheer for the boy who says, __o!__here__ many a battle fought dailyThe world knows nothing about;There__ many a brave little soldierWhose strength puts a legion to rout.And he who fights sin singlehandedIs more of a hero, I say,Than he who leads soldiers to battleAnd conquers by arms in the fray.Be steadfast, my boy, when you__e tempted,To do what you know to be right.Stand firm by the colors of manhood,And you will o__rcome in the fight.__he right,_ be your battle cry everIn waging the warfare of life,And God, who knows who are the heroes,Will give you the strength for the strife.

One sweetly solemn thought, comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer home today, than I ever have been before.

Only yield when you must never "give up the ship " but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip!"

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today.