Poems (Gifford)/A Birthday Greeting

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A BIRTHDAY GREETING.
E ver may thy birthdays be
V ery happy ones for thee,
E ver may home's glad love-light
L inger round thee warm and bright;
Y ear by year for thee unfold
N ew delights unpriced by gold!

M ay the hopeful days of spring
A ll their sweetness for thee bring!
R adiant be thy summertide,
Y ielding joys long to abide!

G row in stature, grow in mind,
I n all strength and grace combined!
F ruitage crown thy autumn days,
F ull be they of love and praise!
O nward then, through good and ill,
R eaching upward, heavenward still,
D oing all the Father's will!

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