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The Heart Courageous
by Virna SheardWho hath a heart courageous
Will fight with right good cheer;
For well may he his foes out-face
Who owns no foe called Fear!
Who hath a heart courageous
Will fight as knight of old
For that which he doth count his own -
Against the world to hold.
Who hath a heart courageous
Will fight both night and day,
Against the Host Invisible -
That holds his soul at bay,
Who hath a heart courageous
Rests with tranquillity,
For Time he counts not as his foe,
Nor Death his enemy.