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And friendly guide-boards, too, abound,
 At every turn they stand;
To virtue, right—to vice and wrong,
 They point with steady hand.

The latter take, and time will prove
 The folly of thy choice;
But all who in the former walk,
 Shall in the end rejoice.

With honest purpose, heart sincere,
 Pure mind, and upright soul;
Speed for the Right, whate'er betide,
 And thou shalt win the goal.

If trial's thorny path we tread,
 With weary, wounded feet,
Our rest will all the sweeter be,
 When we our race complete.

To Duty's earnest, pleading voice,
 But lend a listening ear;
And gentle Peace shall solace thee
 With songs of hope and cheer.

Who live for others, and for God,
 A blessing shall attend;
Such find on earth true happiness,
 And Heaven will be their end.