Be firm, be bold, be strong, be true,
And dare to stand alone;
Strive for the right, whate’er ye do,
Though help­ers there are none.

Nay, bend not to the swell­ing surge
Of pub­lic sneer and wrong.
’Twill bear thee on to ru­in’s verge,
With cur­rent wild and strong.

Stand for the right! and with clean hands,
Exalt the truth on high;
Thou’lt find warm, sym­pa­thiz­ing hearts,
Among the pass­ers by.

Men who have seen, and thought, and felt
Yet could not bold­ly dare
The bat­tle’s brunt, but by thy side
Will ev­ery dan­ger share.

Stand for the right! pro­claim it loud;
Thou’lt find an an­swer­ing tone
In hon­est hearts, and thou’lt no more
Be doomed to stand alone.