The Peaceful Warrior + 

I have no joy in strife, + 

Peace is my great desire; + 

Yet God forbid I lose my life + 

Through fear to face the fire. + 

A peaceful man must fight + 

For that which peace demands⁠— + 

Freedom and faith, honor and right, + 

Defend with heart and hands. + 

Farewell, my friendly books; + 

Farewell, ye woods and streams; + 

The fate that calls me forward looks + 

To a duty beyond dreams. + 

Oh, better to be dead + 

With a face turned to the sky, + 

Than live beneath a slavish dread + 

And serve a giant lie. + 

Stand up, my heart, and strive + 

For the things most dear to thee! + 

Why should we care to be alive + 

Unless the world is free? + 