Poems For Strength in Daily Life
These poems focus on the inner strength we need to navigate everyday challenges and responsibilities.
Poet: Mrs. M. A. Kidder
Strength for to-day is all that we need,
As there will never be a to-morrow;
For to-morrow will prove but another to-day,
With its measure of joy and sorrow.
Then why forecast the trials of life
With much sad and grave persistence.
And wait and watch for a crowd of ills
That as yet have no existence?
Strength for to- day; what a precious boon
For earnest souls who labor —
For the willing hands that minister
To the needy friend and neighbour.
Strength for to-day, that the weary hearts
In the battle for right may quail not,
And the eyes bedimmed by bitter tears
In their search for life may quail not
Strength for to-day, on the down-hill track,
For the travelers near the valley,
That up, far up, the other side
Ere long they may safely rally.
Strength for to-day-that our precious youth
May happily shun temptation,
And build, from the rise to the set of the sun,
On a strong and sure foundation.
Strength for to-day, in house and home
To practise forbearance sweetly;
To scatter kind words and loving deeds,
Still trusting in God completely.
Strength for to-day is all that we need,
As there never will be a to-morrow;
For to-morrow will prove but another to-day.
With its measure of joy and sorrow.
Poet: Ellen P. Allerton
We call him strong who stands unmoved -
Calm as some tempest-beaten rock -
When some great trouble hurls its shock;
We say of him, "His strength is proved":
But when the spent storm folds its wings,
How bears he then life's little things?
We call him great that does some deed
That echo bears from shore to shore -
Does that, and then does nothing more;
Yet would his work earn richer meed,
When brought before the King of kings,
Were he but great in little things.
We closely guard our castle gates
When great temptations loudly knock;
Draw every bolt, clinch every lock,
And sternly fold our bars and gates;
Yet some small door wide open swings
At the sly touch of little things.
But what is life? Drops make the sea;
And petty cares and small events
Small causes and small consequents,
Make up the sum for you and me;
Then, oh, for strength to meet the stings,
That arm the points of little things!
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
In the realm of careers, strength is a vital force,
Navigating challenges, staying on course.
A journey of growth, where dreams take flight,
With tenacity as our guiding light.
In pursuit of success, we break through the glass,
Pushing boundaries, overcoming obstacles en masse.
Resilience fuels our ambition, providing the drive,
To excel in our fields, where we thrive.
With determination as our ally,
We conquer failures, learning from each try.
Strength propels us forward, against the odds,
Defying limitations, we move forward with a nod.
A New Day Poem
Poet: Edgar A. Guest
I do not ask for roses all the time.
For blue skies bending o'er me every day,
I do not ask for easy hills to climb.
And always for my feet a pleasant way.
In laughter I would not spend all my life,
And miss the joy of sweet and sacred pain;
I want to know life's burden and its strife,
And feel upon my cheek the splash of rain.
I merely pray for strength enough to bear
My burdens, and to tread the rugged way;
To keep the right, howe'er beset with care,
To stand, unflinching, face front, to the fray.
And I would claim life's roses for my own.
But I would win my right to know their sweet;
To level paths I'd march my way alone.
For victory I'd venture with defeat.
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Strength Through Faith and Prayer Poems
Poems that draw on faith, prayer, and trust in God as sources of strength in difficult times.
Poet: Edgar A. Guest
Grant me, 0 Lord, the strength today
For every task which comes my way.
Cover my eyes and make me blind
To petty faults I should not find.
Open my eyes and let me see
The friend my neighbor tries to be.
Teach me; when duty seems severe,
To see my purpose shining clear.
Let me at noon time rest content
The half-day bravely lived and spent.
And when the night slips down, let me
Unstained and undishonored be.
Grant me to live this one day through
Up to the best that I can do.
Poet: Maltbie D. Babcock
Be Strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.
We have hard work to do, and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle; face it. 'Tis God's gift.
Be Strong!
Say not the days are evil - Who's to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce - O shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.
Be Strong!
It matters not how deep intrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long,
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes the song!
Poems About Faith
Poet: W. T. Field
Be strong today; the world needs men
Of nerve and muscle, heart and brain,
To war for truth and conquer wrong.
The fight is on; the foes combine;
The order passes down the line,
"Quit you like men; be strong."
Be strong; the world hath also need
Of feet to ache and hearts to bleed;
Burdens there are to bear along;
But, though the end, we may not see,
'Tis not the meanest destiny
To bear and to be strong.
Be strong, but not in self. Go whence
The breathings of Omnipotence
Shall sweep the nerve-strings full and long,
And from their impulse shall arise
Those deep, celestial harmonies
That comfort and make strong.
And patience, too, must come to rest
Within the striving, throbbing breast
That thinks tomorrow all too long,
Thus filling out in breadth and length
The perfect character - for strength
Unbridled is not strong.
Yes, right must win, since God is just;
Our hardest lesson is to trust,
But his great plan still moves along
Today is but the chrysalis
That holds tomorrow; feeling this,
Be patient and be strong.
Each hath his mission. If it be
My lot to toil, but not to see
The fruits which to my toil belong,
I know One whose all-seeing eye
My humblest task shall glorify,
And he shall make me strong.
Poet: William C. Richards
I pray for strength, O God!
To bear all loads that on my shoulders press
Of Thy directing or Thy chastening rod,
Lest from their growing stress
My spirit sinks in utter helplessness.
I pray for strength to run
In duty's narrowest paths, nor turn aside
In broader ways that glow in Pleasure’s sun,
Lest I grow satisfied, —
Where Thou, from me, Thy smiling face must hide.
I pray for strength to wait,
Submissive, when I cannot see my way;
Or, if my feet would haste, some close-barred gate
Bids my hot zeal delay,
Or, to some by-path, turns their steps astray.
I pray for strength to live
To all Life’s noble ends, prompt, just and true,
Myself, my service, unto all to give,
And giving, yet renew
My store for bounty, all life’s journey through.
I pray, O God, for strength,
When, as Life’s love and labors find surcease,
Cares, crosses, burdens, to lay down at length,
And so, with joy’s increase,
To die, if not in triumph, — in Thy peace.
Poet: Unknown
If any little word of mine
May make a life the brighter;
If any little song of mine
May make a heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word.
And take my bit of singing,
And drop it in some lonely vale
To set the echoes ringing.
If any little love of mine
May make a life the sweeter;
If any little care of mine
May make a friend's the fleeter;
If any little lift may ease
The burden of another,
God give me love, and care and strength
To help my toiling brother.
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Poems about Courage and Resilience
These poems highlight the courage and resilience required to face life's hardships and grow stronger through adversity.
Poet: Unknown
It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Though life can be hard and seem unfair,
Belief in yourself is always there
Pushing onwards and never giving in,
Rise up against any wave or wind.
Take each challenge that comes your way.
Focus on the future so bright and gay.
Embrace resilience deep inside of you,
It will give you strength to keep going through!
Poems About Resilience
by M. Aurelius
Whatever happens,
either you have strength to bear it,
or you have not.
If you have, exert your nature,
And never murmur at the matter.
But if the weight is too heavy for you,
Do not complain; it will crush you,
And then destroy itself.
And here you are to remember
That to think a thing tolerable
And endurable is the way to make it so.
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Success often requires a fearless heart,
A strength that sets us apart.
Courage to chase dreams, never to yield,
To embrace challenges and never shield.
In the face of failure, we rise again,
Stronger, wiser, ready to disdain.
The road to success can be steep and rough,
But strength paves the way, making it tough.
With perseverance, we leap over walls,
Embracing setbacks as life's clarion calls.
For success is not a solitary feat,
It's a collective effort, where strengths meet.
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Overcoming Challenges Poems
Poems focused on triumphing over obstacles and finding strength in perseverance.
Poet: Unknown
If a trouble binds you, break it;
Life is often what we make it,
Good or ill - and so we take it;
Let not disappointment fret you,
If a seeming ill beset you,
Cast it off, and hopeful get you
On your way -
As you make it, so you take it,
In the battle every day.
If your genius slumber, wake it;
For our life is what we make it;
As we shape it, so we take it;
If we hunt for care or sorrow,
We shall only always borrow
Trouble from a better morrow
Every day -
As we make it, so we take it -
So the life will run away.
If the heart is thirsty, slake it;
If a blessing offers, take it;
For our life is what we make it;
Joy abounds in happy faces;
Pleasure lives in rosy places;
Let us court the goodly graces
By the way;
And we'll take it as we make it
In the battle every day.
Dig the garden, smooth it, rake it;
For the math is what you make it;
As you work it. so you take it;
Sit not idly hoping, dreaming -
Wrapt in fancy's futile teeming;
Victory does not come by scheming -
Strike and stay!
As you make it, so you take it,
If you faint not by the way.
by J. R. Miller
Each one's battle must be a personal one.
We may decline the struggle,
But it will be declining also the joy of victory.
No one can reach the summit without climbing
The steep mountain-path.
We cannot be borne up on any strong shoulder.
No one, not even God, can carry us up.
Heaven does not put features of beauty into our lives
As the jeweller sets gems in clusters in a coronet.
The unlovely elements are not removed and replaced
By lovely ones like slides in the stereopticon.
Each must win his way through struggles
And efforts to all noble attainments.
The help of God is given only in co-operation with
Human aspiration and energy.
Poems About Effort
by C. G. Ames
We must "look forward and not backward;"
We must learn the grace of self-forgiveness.
If we sit and brood over our weaknesses,
Over the waywardness and the wanderings of
Heart and life that have made our path so crooked
If we dwell on our mistakes, follies, and sins
All strength will go out of us,
And we shall sink in a
Bottomless abyss of despair.
Related: Poems About Life Struggles
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Poems about Strength in Community and Friendship
Poems that celebrate the strength we find in friendship, community, and supporting each other.
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Strength comes from loving
not from hatred.
Strength comes from forgiveness
not from revenge.
Strength comes from sharing
not from greed.
Strength comes from thinking of others
not from thinking of self.
Strength comes from patience
not from intolerance.
Strength comes from hope
not from doubt.
Strength comes from taking action
not from giving up.
Strength comes from being optimistic
not from negative thoughts.
Most importantly, strength comes from God
not from culture.
Poet: Catherine Pulsifer
Friendship is a bond that we all seek,
A sanctuary where strength finds its peak.
In times of sorrow or moments of glee,
Friends' support sets our spirits free.
Through thick and thin, we stand side by side,
Navigating life's turbulent ride.
Strength in friendship is a comforting balm,
A shelter from life's unforgiving storm.
With empathy and love, we braid our ties,
Creating a network that never dies.
Friendship's strength knows no bounds,
In trials and triumphs, it resounds.
Friendship Poems
Poet: Friedrich Schiller
There are three lessons I would write —
Three words as with a burning pen,
In tracings of eternal light
Upon the hearts of men.
Have Hope. Though clouds environ round
And gladness hides her face in scorn,
Put off the shadow from thy brow —
No night but hath its morn.
Have Faith. Where'er thy bark is driven —
The claims disport, the tempest's mirth —
Know this: God rules the hosts of heaven,
The inhabitants of earth.
Have Love. Not love alone for one;
But man, as man, thy brother call;
And scatter, like the circling sun,
Thy charities on all.
Thus grave these lessons on thy soul —
Hope, Faith and Love, and thou shalt find
Strength, when life's surges rudest roll.
Light, when thou else were blind.
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Short Poems About Strength
Brief, impactful poems that offer quick yet powerful reflections on strength.
by Edward Evertt Hale
Strength is success.
Strength to be,
Strength to do,
Strength to love,
Strength to live.
It is not happiness,
It is not amusement,
It is not content.
These will come
But they are not the object.
In times of trials, believe in your might,
Though obstacles loom, stand tall and fight,
With strength within, you'll conquer through,
No matter the challenges, you will see them through.
Change takes strength and energy,
To break old habits, set the spirit free.
Courage must rise, like a mighty wave,
Resilience and determination pave the way.
Each storm that we weather, makes us grow stronger,
For in each trial, we find strength to endure,
Through wind and rain, we learn perseverance,
And with each challenge faced, our resolve only swells.
Strong Quotes
In facing challenges, strength is displayed,
Not just in pressing on, but in a fresh start made.
Choosing to rise after a fall or setback,
Reveals true resilience and the grace one can enact.
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