Each man has some part to play;

The Past and the Future are nothing

In the face of stern To-day.

2. Arise from your dreams of the Future—

Of gaining some hard-fought field,

Of storming[472] some airy[473] fortress,[474]

Or bidding some giant yield;

Your future has deeds of glory,

Of honor, (God grant it may!)

But your arm will never be stronger,