 | 1901 - 866 pages
...resources. Their possession and use will make you wise to know and to do. ME CASSELL. Be Strong. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have...Shun not the struggle— face it, 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil, (who's to blame?) And fold the hands and acquiesce — oh, shame!... | |
 | 1960 - 262 pages
...twilight dim — Good friend, I am building this bridge for him." — WA Dromgoole BE STRONG Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have...lift. Shun not the struggle; face it. 'Tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil — who's to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce — O shame!... | |
 | 1901 - 502 pages
...Spirit of God is bearing testimony that the book is true, and of divine origin. BE STRONG. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift. We have...lift. Shun not the struggle; face it. Tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil—Who's to blame? And fold the hands and acquiesce—0 shame!... | |
 | Kenneth W. Osbeck - 1901 - 292 pages
...character of Babcock, both as a man and preacher, is reflected in one of his wellknown poems, "Be Strong:" We are not here to play, to dream, to drift, We have...lift. Shun not the struggle; face it; Tis God's gift. Rev. Mr. Babcock was also known as a skilled musician, performing on the organ, piano and violin. He... | |
 | Kathleen M. Blee - 1991 - 260 pages
...especially, as women. Gill Comer concluded with a poetic admonition to her female followers. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have...Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift. Be strong! Say not, "The days are evil. Who's to blame?" And fold the hands and acquiesce — oh shame!... | |
 | Kenneth W. Osbeck - 180 pages
...is reflected in one of his other well-known poems, "Be Strong." Rev. Maltbie D. Babcock: "Be Strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift, We have...Shun not the struggle, face it — Tis God's gift. Be Strong! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long;... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 pages
...Maltbie Davenport Babcock, a New York Presbyterian minister, authored a poem that begins: Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have...Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift. Another long-selling anthology of popular verse is Hazel Felleman's Best Loved Poems of the American... | |
 | 1996 - 160 pages
...many others, I shall share a few lines from some. "BE STRONG," MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK BE STRONG! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have...Shun not the struggle — face it' 'tis God's gift. "A PSALM OF LIFE," HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty... | |
 | L. B. E. Cowman, Jim Reimann - 1997 - 520 pages
...willing to sacrifice to reach the glorious mountain peaks of God's purpose for you? selected Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift; We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the stmggle; face it. It's God's gift. Be strong! Say not the days are evil — Who's to blame? Or fold... | |
 | J. Philip Wogaman - 1998 - 228 pages
...Hymnal. Theologically, I suppose I can see why it might not be. But still it speaks to us. Be strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift. We have...lift. Shun not the struggle: face it, 'tis God's gift. Be strong. Be strong. There is a sense in which we are here to dream. And, certainly life must also... | |
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Be strong! We are not here to play — to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle — face it; 'tis God's gift. 
