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I may not reach the heights I seek, / My untried strength may fail me, / Or, half-way up the mountain peak, / Fierce tempests may assail me. / But though that place I never gain, / Herein lies comfort for my pain -- / I will be worthy of it.
I may not triumph in success, / Despite my earnest labor; / I may not grasp results that bless / The efforts of my neighbor; / But though my goal I never see, / This thought shall always dwell with me -- / I will be worthy of it.
The golden glory of Love's light / May never fall on my way; / My path may always lead through night, / Like some deserted by-way; / But though life's dearest joy I miss / There lies a nameless strength in this -- / I will be worthy of it.