Up my friend, be bold and true,There is noble work to do,Hear the voice which calls on you, "Up, and be a hero!"
What, tho' fate has fixed thy lot,To the lowly russet cot;Tho' thou art not worth a groat, Thou mayest be a hero!
High heroic deeds are done,Many a battle's lost or won,Without either sword or gun, Up, and be a hero!
Not to gain a worldly height,Not for sensual delight,But for very love of right, Up, and be a hero!
Follow not the worldling's creed,Be an honest man indeed,God will help thee in thy need, Only be a hero!
There is seed which must be sown,Mighty truths to be made known,Tyrannies to be o'erthrown, Up, and be a hero!
There are hatreds and suspicions,There are social inquisitions,Worse than ancient superstitions, Strike them like a hero!
In the mighty fields of thought,There are battles to be fought,Revolutions to be wrought, Up, and be a hero!
Bloodless battles to be gained,Spirits to be disenchained,Holy heights to be attained. Up, and be a hero!
To the noble soul alone,Nature's mystic art is shown,God will make His secrets known, Only to the hero!
If thou only art but true,What may not thy spirit do,All is possible to you, Only be a hero!
