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1
\nOnce to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide,
\nIn the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side;
\nSome great cause, some great decision, Offering each the bloom or blight,
\nAnd the choice goes by forever, ‘Twixt that darkness and that light.<\/p>\n
2
\nThen to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust,
\nEre her cause bring fame and profit, And ’tis prosperous to be just;
\nThen it is the brave man chooses While the coward stands aside,
\nTill the multitude make virtue Of the faith they had denied.<\/p>\n
3
\nBy the light of burning martyrs, Christ, Thy bleeding feet we track,
\nToiling up new Calv’ries ever With the cross that turns not back;
\nNew occasions teach new duties, Time makes ancient good uncouth,
\nThey must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast of truth.<\/p>\n
4
\nThough the cause of evil prosper, Yet the truth alone is strong;
\nThough her portion be the scaffold, And upon the throne be wrong;
\nYet that scaffold sways the future, And behind the dim unknown,
\nStandeth God within the shadow, Keeping watch above His own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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