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Have you been sore discouraged in the fight, / And even sometimes weighted by the thought / That those with whom and those for whom you fought / Lagged far behind, or dared but faintly smite?
And that the opposing forces in their might / Of blind inertia rendered as for naught / All that throughout the long years had been wrought, / And powerless each blow for Truth and Right?
If so, take new and greater courage then, / And think no more withouten help you stand;
For sure as God on His eternal throne / Sits, mindful of the sinful deeds of men, / -The awful Sword of Justice in His hand --
You shall not, no, you shall not, fight alone.