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My poem of the week this week is a strong call to perseverance from Robert Service. Service is not a guide to theology but is at his best calling for us to live life to the fullest and not give up.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarry On!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to fight when everything\u2019s right,<\/span><\/p>\n And you\u2019re mad with thrill and the glory;<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to cheer when victory\u2019s near,<\/span><\/p>\n And wallow in fields that are gory.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s a different song when everything\u2019s wrong,<\/span><\/p>\n When you\u2019re feeling infernally mortal;<\/span><\/p>\n When it\u2019s ten against one, and hope there is none,<\/span><\/p>\n Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>There isn\u2019t much punch in your blow.<\/span><\/p>\n You are glaring and staring and hitting out blind;<\/span><\/p>\n You are muddy and bloody, but never you mind.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>You haven\u2019t the ghost of a show.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s looking like death, but while you\u2019ve a breath,<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on, my son! Carry on! <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And so in the strife of the battle of life<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to fight when you\u2019re winning;<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to slave, and starve and be brave,<\/span><\/p>\n When the dawn of success is beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n But the man who can meet despair and defeat<\/span><\/p>\n With a cheer, there\u2019s the man of God\u2019s choosing;<\/span><\/p>\n The man who can fight to Heaven\u2019s own height<\/span><\/p>\n Is the man who can fight when he\u2019s losing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Things never were looming so black.<\/span><\/p>\n But show that you haven\u2019t a cowardly streak,<\/span><\/p>\n And though you\u2019re unlucky you never are weak.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Brace up for another attack.<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s looking like hell, but \u2013 you never tell.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on, old man! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There are some who drift out in the desert of doubt<\/span><\/p>\n And some who in brutishness wallow;<\/span><\/p>\n There are others, I know, who in piety go<\/span><\/p>\n Because of a Heaven to follow.<\/span><\/p>\n But to labor with zest, and to give of your best,<\/span><\/p>\n For the sweetness and joy of the giving;<\/span><\/p>\n To help folks along with a hand and a song;<\/span><\/p>\n Why, there\u2019s the real sunshine of living.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Fight the good fight and true;<\/span><\/p>\n Believe in your mission, greet life with a cheer;<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s big work to do, and that\u2019s why you are here.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Let the world be the better for you;<\/span><\/p>\n And at last when you die, let this be your cry!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Carry on, my soul! Carry on!<\/span><\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My poem of the week this week is a strong call to perseverance from Robert Service. Service is not a guide to theology but is at his best calling for us to live life to the fullest and not give up. \u201cCarry On!\u201d It\u2019s easy to fight when everything\u2019s right, And you\u2019re mad with thrill …<\/p>\n