BE STRONG.
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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night. Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light! Be strong to bear, O Heart! Nothing is vain: Strive not, for life is care, And God sends pain; Heaven is above, and there Rest will remain! Be strong to love, O Heart! Love knows not wrong; Didst thou love—creatures even, Life were not long; Didst thou love God in heaven, Thou wouldst be strong! —Adelaide Procter.