Rise in the strength of God
Rise in the strength of God. Ada Rundall Greenaway* (1861-1937).
Greenaway wrote hymns for Mowbray, the religious publishing house, which were used by them for Calendars and Christmas Cards. According to Frost (1962), this one was written for a Calendar in 1908, and re-used for a card in 1918 and 1920:
Rise in the strength of God, And face life’s uphill way: The steps which other feet have trod You tread to-day.
Press onward, upward still, To win your way at last, With better hope and stronger will Than in the past:
Life’s work more nobly wrought, Life’s race more bravely run, Life’s daily conflict faced and fought, Life’s duty done.
And other feet may tread The way your feet...
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