Of some chance brother fallen in the road,
And speak to him a kind word ’mid the hurry,
Or lay an easing hand upon his load.
Large hearted, brave-souled men to-day are needed,
Men ready when occasion’s doors swing wide;
Grand men to speak the counsel that is heeded,
And men in whom a nation may confide.
The world is wide, and broad its starry arches,
But lagging malcontents it cannot hold;
The way of life to him who upright marches,