Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

Then on! then on! where duty leads,
My course be onward still.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

My noble father,
I do perceive here a divided duty.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please
God to call me.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

Simply duty hath no place for fear.

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
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I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.

Not once or twice in our rough island story,
The path of duty was the way to glory.