COURAGE, BROTHER, DO NOT STUMBLE

COURAGE, BROTHER, DO NOT STUMBLE

Words: Norman Macleod

Tune & Harmony: Arranged by Okukang Joseph Johnny (Jungle Pianist)

Tempo: Andante

1. Courage, brother, do not stumble,

Though thy path be dark as night;

There’s a star to guide the humble —

Trust in God and do the right.

2. Let the road be rough and dreary,

And its end far out of sight;

Foot it bravely, strong though weary —

Trust in God and do the right.

3. Perish policy and cunning,

Perish all that fears the light;

Whether losing, whether winning —

Trust in God and do the right.

4. Trust no party, sect, or faction,

Trust no leaders in the fight;

But in every word and action —

Trust in God and do the right.

5. Trust no lovely forms of passion,

Friends may look like angels bright;

Trust no custom, school, or fashion —

Trust in God and do the right.

6. Simple rule, and safest guiding:

Inward peace and inward might;

Star upon our path abiding —

Trust in God and do the right.

7. Some will hate thee, some will love thee,

Some will flatter, some will slight;

Cease from man, and look above thee —

Trust in God and do the right.