Rise in the Strength of God

Rise in the strength of God,
And face life’s uphill way,
The steps which other feet have trod
You tread today.

Press onward, upward still,
To win your way at last,
With better hope and stronger will
Than in the past.

Life’s work more nobly wrought,
Life’s race more bravely run,
Life’s daily conflict faced and fought,
Life’s duty done.

Author: Edmund H. Sears

Year: 1863

The hymn is sometimes attributed to Edmund H. Sears (author of 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear'). Some hymnals and databases list it under his name with a c. 1860s date; other sources give no author or treat it as anonymous. No strong alternate attributions found.