Poem, prayers, hymn

The House by the Side of the Road

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn

In the place of their self-content;

There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,

In a fellowless firmament;

There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths

Where highways never ran-

But let me live by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

Where the race of men go by-

The men who are good and the men who are bad,

As good and as bad as I.

I would not sit in the scorner's seat

Or hurl the cynic's ban-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

I see from my house by the side of the road

By the side of the highway of life,

The men who press with the ardor of hope,

The men who are faint with the strife,

But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears,

Both parts of an infinite plan-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,

And mountains of wearisome height;

That the road passes on through the long afternoon

And stretches away to the night.

And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice

And weep with the strangers that moan,

Nor live in my house by the side of the road

Like a man who dwells alone.

Let me live in my house by the side of the road,

Where the race of men go by-

They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,

Wise, foolish - so am I.

Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,

Or hurl the cynic's ban?

Let me live in my house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

by Sam Walter Foss (1858 – 1911)

The House by the Side of the Road stanza 1

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn

In the place of their self-content;

There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,

In a fellowless firmament;

There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths

Where highways never ran-

But let me live by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

The House by the Side of the Road line 1

There are hermit souls that live withdrawn

There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,

In a fellowless firmament;

There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths

Where highways never ran-

But let me live by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

The House by the Side of the Road stanza 2

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

Where the race of men go by-

The men who are good and the men who are bad,

As good and as bad as I.

I would not sit in the scorner's seat

Or hurl the cynic's ban-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

Where the race of men go by-

The men who are good and the men who are bad,

As good and as bad as I.

I would not sit in the scorner's seat

Or hurl the cynic's ban-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

The House by the Side of the Road stanza 3

I see from my house by the side of the road

By the side of the highway of life,

The men who press with the ardor of hope,

The men who are faint with the strife,

But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears,

Both parts of an infinite plan-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

I see from my house by the side of the road

The men who are faint with the strife,

But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears,

Both parts of an infinite plan-

Let me live in a house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

The House by the Side of the Road stanza 4

I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,

And mountains of wearisome height;

That the road passes on through the long afternoon

And stretches away to the night.

And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice

And weep with the strangers that moan,

Nor live in my house by the side of the road

Like a man who dwells alone.

I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead,

And mountains of wearisome height;

That the road passes on through the long afternoon

And stretches away to the night.

And still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice

And weep with the strangers that moan,

Nor live in my house by the side of the road

Like a man who dwells alone.

The House by the Side of the Road stanza 5

Let me live in my house by the side of the road,

Where the race of men go by-

They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,

Wise, foolish - so am I.

Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,

Or hurl the cynic's ban?

Let me live in my house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

Let me live in my house by the side of the road,

Where the race of men go by-

They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong,

Wise, foolish - so am I.

Then why should I sit in the scorner's seat,

Or hurl the cynic's ban?

Let me live in my house by the side of the road

And be a friend to man.

Opening Prayer

Oh Lord, our Heavenly Father,
We come to thank Thee for the blessings thou has bestowed upon us.
We ask Thee to be our shield of protection and to
Make our lives such that they may be examples for others to follow.
Help us at all times to be kind and honest
And to do those things which are pleasing in Thy sight.
All these things we ask in Thy name. Amen.

Sorority Hymn

Verse 1:
With fervent hearts we pray
For you Zeta each day
You've always stood for the right,
Rather than for the might
We will love you ever
And forsake you never
When Zeta calls, we'll answer one and all

Chorus:
Zeta Phi Beta, we love you so!
Your very name sets our hearts aglow
You're brave and you will see
That Zeta Phi Beta means victory!

Closing Prayer

Help us O Lord,

to be a protection.

One for the other,

while we are apart.