Courage, bro­ther, do not stum­ble,
Though thy path be dark as night;
There’s a star to guide the hum­ble:
Trust in God and do the right.
Let the road be rough and drea­ry,
And its end far out of sight,
Foot it brave­ly; strong or wea­ry,

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Trust in God, trust in God,
Trust in God and do the right.

Perish po­li­cy and cun­ning,
Perish all that fears the light!
Whether los­ing, whe­ther win­ning,
Trust in God and do the right,
Trust no par­ty, sect or fact­ion;
Trust no lead­ers in the fight;
But in ev­ery word or act­ion,

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Some will hate thee, some will love thee,
Some will flat­ter, some will slight;
Cease from man, and look above thee:
Trust in God and do the right.
Simple rule, and saf­est guid­ing,
Inward peace and in­ward might,
Star up­on our path abid­ing,

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