Have Courage

You’re starting, my boy, on life’s journey
Along the grand highway of life;
You’ll meet with a thousand temptations—
Each city with evil is rife
This world is a stage of excitement
There’s danger wherever you go;
But if you are tempted in weakness
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my girl, say No!
Have courage, my boy
Have courage, my girl
Have courage, my boy, say No!
In courage, my boy, lies your safety
When you the long journey begin
Your trust in a heavenly Father
Will keep you unspotted from sin
Temptations will go on increasing
As streams from a rivulet flow;
But if you’d be true to your manhood
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my girl, say No!
Have courage, my boy
Have courage, my girl
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Be careful in choosing companions
Seek only the brave and the true
And stand by your friends when in trial
Ne’er changing the old for the new;
And when by false friends you are tempted
The taste of the wine cup to know
With firmness, with patience and kindness
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my boy, say No!
Have courage, my girl, say No!
Have courage, my boy
Have courage, my girl
Have courage, my boy, say No!