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"THY GOD HATH COMMANDED THY STRENGTH.""HE . . . GIVETH STRENGTH."(Psalm lxviii. 28-35.)
Be strong! Be strong!
Thy God commandeth thee.
He wills thy blessedness
Through gladness or distress,
No wavering heart be thine,
Despair not, nor repine,
But ever fearless be,
Be strong! Be strong!
Thy God commandeth thee.
He wills thy blessedness
Through gladness or distress,
No wavering heart be thine,
Despair not, nor repine,
But ever fearless be,
Be strong! Be strong!
Be strong! Be strong!
Alas! how can it be?
So bowed are we with sin,
So clogged, without, within,
So faint are we, so frail,
Heart, nerve, endeavour fail,
Ah, then! howe'er can we
Be strong, yea strong?
Alas! how can it be?
So bowed are we with sin,
So clogged, without, within,
So faint are we, so frail,
Heart, nerve, endeavour fail,
Ah, then! howe'er can we
Be strong, yea strong?
Be strong! Be strong!
Still the word comes to thee.
True all thy sad lament,
True thou art impotent,
And thy Lord knows it well,
Knows more than thou can'st tell;
Yet still He saith to thee,
Be strong! Be strong!
Still the word comes to thee.
True all thy sad lament,
True thou art impotent,
And thy Lord knows it well,
Knows more than thou can'st tell;
Yet still He saith to thee,
Be strong! Be strong!
Be strong! Be strong!
For oh! the Lord is He
Who giveth His own power,
A gracious, God-like dower;
He will renew thy strength
Throughout thy journey's length;
Blessed for aye be He!
Be strong! Be strong!
For oh! the Lord is He
Who giveth His own power,
A gracious, God-like dower;
He will renew thy strength
Throughout thy journey's length;
Blessed for aye be He!
Be strong! Be strong!
