<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">Do Your All</h1><p class="byline"> EDGAR A. GUEST </p><p>From Mr. Guest's book of war time rhymes, "Over Here." Published and copyright, 1918, by The Reilly & Britton Company, Publishers, Chicago. Special permission to reproduce in this book.</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">"DO your bit!" How cheap and trite </p><p class="line">Seems that phrase in such a fight! </p><p class="line">"Do your bit!" That cry recall, </p><p class="line">Change it now to "Do your all!" </p><p class="line">Do your all, and then do more; </p><p class="line">Do what you're best fitted for; </p><p class="line">Do your utmost, do and give. </p><p class="line">You have but one life to live.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Do your finest, do your best, </p><p class="line">Don't let up and stop to rest, </p><p class="line">Don't sit back and idly say, </p><p class="line">"I did something yesterday." </p><p class="line">Come on! Here's another hour. </p><p class="line">Give it all you have of power. </p><p class="line">Here's another day that needs </p><p class="line">Everybody's share of deeds.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">"Do your bit!" of course, but then </p><p class="line">Do it time and time again; </p><p class="line">Giving, doing, all should be </p><p class="line">Up to full capacity. </p><p class="line">Now's no time to pick and choose. </p><p class="line">We've a war we must not lose. </p><p class="line">Be your duty great or small, </p><p class="line">Do it well and do it all.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Do by careful, patient living, </p><p class="line">Do by cheerful, open giving; </p><p class="line">Do by serving day by day </p><p class="line">At whatever post you may;</p><p class="line">Do by sacrificing pleasure,</p><p class="line">Do by scorning hours of leisure.</p><p class="line">Now to God and country give</p><p class="line">Every minute that you live. </p></div></body></html> · Great War