All Men Should Know

All men should strive with all their might
To know themselves before they die.
They all should know without a doubt
The things they fear, and then know why.

And single out from cumbered thoughts
The things that are of high esteem;
The things that make them what they are,
The substance that fulfills their dream.

All men should know themselves firsthand,
And squarely face reality
To meet the burly beast up front,
And know their true identity.

Lord, strengthen the best in me, and help
me to rise above the worst

The path of the righteous is well lighted,
the wicked stumbles in the darkness of his own soul.