Have a lit­tle pa­tience,
Brother, with thy load;
Thou wilt reach to­mor­row,
Perchance, a smooth­er road.

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Courage, bro­ther, cour­age!
For just be­yond the sight,
At the high­way’s turn­ing,
Waits thy heart’s de­light.

Look a lit­tle clos­er,
Brother, at thy way;
See the bright-faced blos­soms
That smile at thee to­day.

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Look a lit­tle high­er,
At the pros­pect sweet,
And for­get the rough­ness
That lies be­neath thy feet.

Refrain

Listen, bro­ther, list­en!
As you plod along,
Faintly from the dist­ance
There comes a hap­py song.

Refrain