Not in Dumb Resignation
Authors: John Hay • Composers: Lawrence W. Watson • Meter: 7.6.8.6. double, 7.6.8.6.7.6.8.6. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain
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1. Not in dumb resignation
We lift our hands on high;
Not like the nerveless fatalist
Content to trust and die;
Our faith springs like the eagle,
Who soars to meet the sun,
And cries exulting unto Thee,
O Lord, Thy will be done!
2. When tyrant feet are trampling
Upon the common weal,
Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe
Beneath the iron heel.
In Thy name we assert our right
By sword or tongue or pen,
And oft a people’s wrath may flash
Thy message unto men.
3. Thy will! it strengthens weakness,
It bids the strong be just;
No lip to fawn, no hand to beg,
No brow to see the dust.
Wherever man oppresses man
Beneath Thy lib’ral sun,
O Lord, be there, Thine arm made bare,
Thy righteous will be done!