The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14658

14658. Do Right

1 Take this motto for your life,
Do right, do right, do right, do right!
Guard it well in every strife,
Do right, do right, do right!
Heed its teachings in your heart,
From its precepts ne’er depart,
Let not evil get the start,
Do right, do right, do right!

2 Tho’ the tempter whisper low,
Do right, do right, do right, do right!
He will only prove your foe,
Do right, do right, do right!
Ever be where duty calls,
In the field or palace halls;
Flee from haunts where sin appalls,
Do right, do right, do right!

3 Pleasure will allure the mind:
Do right, do right, do right, do right!
’Tis a snare to all mankind:
Do right, do right, do right!
Principles must help us here,
Keep our minds from doubt and fear;
Make our pathways bright and clear,
Do right, do right, do right, do right!

Text Information

• First Line: Take this motto for your life
• Title: Do Right
• Author: Hattie B. Austin
• Language: English
• Source: Heart and Voice (Cincinnati: John Church, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Take this motto for your life]
• Composer: James Ramsey Murray
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain