It is not the weight of jewel or plate,
Or the fondle of silk or fur;
"Tis read more

It is not the weight of jewel or plate,
Or the fondle of silk or fur;
"Tis the spirit in which the gift is rich,
As the gifts of the Wise Ones were,
And we are not told whose gift was gold,
Or whose was the gift of myrrh.

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?

One rose says more than the dozen

One rose says more than the dozen

Like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a
shirt on his back.

Like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that has never a
shirt on his back.

Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we read more

Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.

Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!

Rare gift! but oh, what gift to fools avails!

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.

Each day provides its own gifts

Each day provides its own gifts