I Can and I Will

I CAN AND I WILL. I can and I will is the song of my soul ; I ride on the waves where the dark waters roll. No dangers can daunt me, I welcome the blast; The war-guns are booming, no quarter I ask. My heart is of oak, my ribs are of steel; A strength in the depths of my being I feel, That surges and urges me on in the fight, In the battle of life for the good and the right. I can and I will is the birth-right I claim; My soul is unfettered, this truth I proclaim. 0 join me, my brothers, 0 speak the great word, And break all your shackles, be free as a bird! 1 can and I will my life-work complete, Though briers and thorns grow under my feet. The pathway of roses is not for the brave; The coward may walk it direct to his grave. I can and I will is the cure for blues. 0 try it and prove it, and spread the good news. Let the magical words leap warm from the heart, Then laugh as you see all your sorrows depart. 1 can and I will is the motto of men; Go sing it aloud again and again. The ring of these words new courage will give, I can and I will is a song that will live.. Logan, Utah. W. H. Apperley, D. M.