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A Christmas Wish.
to each and all.
Joy fill your cup,
Mirth with you sup,
And plenty heap your table up,
And Love preside;
And sweet Goodwill
Kind thoughts instil,
And banish all remembered ill
This Christmastide.
And Hope be bright,
And cares as light
And transient as the snow-flakes white;
And at your side
Be gentle Peace:
God grant you these,
With blessings that shall never cease,
This glad Yuletide.
Mirth with you sup,
And plenty heap your table up,
And Love preside;
And sweet Goodwill
Kind thoughts instil,
And banish all remembered ill
This Christmastide.
And Hope be bright,
And cares as light
And transient as the snow-flakes white;
And at your side
Be gentle Peace:
God grant you these,
With blessings that shall never cease,
This glad Yuletide.
A Bridal Wish.
To-day the dear home ties you break,
To-day familiar paths forsake,
Leaving the old for new love's sake.
To-day familiar paths forsake,
Leaving the old for new love's sake.
O that your future path may be
From care exempt, from sorrow free;
Your lives be spent in harmony.
From care exempt, from sorrow free;
Your lives be spent in harmony.
Heav'n bless you both, bridegroom and bride;
And, as you journey side by side,
May sweet content with you abide;
And, as you journey side by side,
May sweet content with you abide;
And, on this happy bridal day,
The sweetest wish that I can say
Is "May your joy abide for aye."
The sweetest wish that I can say
Is "May your joy abide for aye."
