This is courage: to remain
Brave and patient under pain;
Cool and calm and firm to stay
In the presence of dismay;
Not to flinch when foes attack,
Even though you�re beaten back;
Still to cling to what is right,
When the wrong possesses might.
Brave and patient under pain;
Cool and calm and firm to stay
In the presence of dismay;
Not to flinch when foes attack,
Even though you�re beaten back;
Still to cling to what is right,
When the wrong possesses might.
This is courage: to be true
To the best men see in you;
To remember, tempest-tossed,
Not to whimper, �All is lost!�
But to battle to the end
While you still have strength to spend;
Not to cry that hope is gone
While you�ve life to carry on.
To the best men see in you;
To remember, tempest-tossed,
Not to whimper, �All is lost!�
But to battle to the end
While you still have strength to spend;
Not to cry that hope is gone
While you�ve life to carry on.
This is courage: to endure
Hurt and loss you cannot cure;
Patiently and undismayed,
Facing life still unafraid;
Glad to live and glad to take
Bravely for your children�s sake,
Burdens they would have to bear
If you fled and ceased to care.
Hurt and loss you cannot cure;
Patiently and undismayed,
Facing life still unafraid;
Glad to live and glad to take
Bravely for your children�s sake,
Burdens they would have to bear
If you fled and ceased to care.
- Edgar A. Guest
Photo by Ken R. Young
Photo by Ken R. Young