"Out of the night that covers me

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul." 

Under the bludgeoning of fortunes

I have stood as the best,

And I have walked, and slipped,

and sometimes taken rest.

This I could achieve, never alone

But I had my Teacher with me,

Who told me where the North Star shone

And His teachings I carry in my heart within me.

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Credits:

The first paragraph, "Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole" Is from the poem "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley.

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