Work Hard, Work Long
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Copyright (c) 2007, J. Randal Matheny
WORK HARD, WORK LONG
by J. Randal Matheny
Work hard, work long, work steady and strong,
Don't think how distant the end;
Sing deep, sing high, sing on til you die,
Walk on to the next road's bend.
Walk tall, walk straight, toward heaven's gold gate,
Veer neither to left nor to right;
Read broad, read deep, resist the night's sleep,
The Word is your sword for the fight.
Hear friends, hear foes, their joys and their woes,
Seek peace and unity's thread;
Love one, love all, none weathered the Fall,
Set free the selfish dead.
Pray low, pray loud, in clear skies and cloud,
The power to win's from above;
See sharp, see true, what most misconstrue:
The Spirit came down as a dove.
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Why do we make life such a chore? --Patti
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