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For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.
For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.
To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.
To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.
God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall
Of read more
God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall
Of soul, we tiptoe earth to look on him,
High towering over all.
A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.
A man's best things are nearest him,
Lie close about his feet.
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all read more
A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and the one that we take the least care of all to acquire.
Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine read more
Like birds, whose beauties languish half concealed,
Till, mounted on the wing, their glossy plumes
Expanded, shine with azure, green and gold;
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
O close my hand upon Beatitude!
Not on her toys.
O close my hand upon Beatitude!
Not on her toys.
Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."
Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."
