Poems (Gifford)/A Birthday Greeting
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A BIRTHDAY GREETING.
E ver may thy birthdays beV ery happy ones for thee,E ver may home's glad love-lightL inger round thee warm and bright;Y ear by year for thee unfoldN ew delights unpriced by gold!
M ay the hopeful days of springA 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!