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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."
Prayers go up and blessings come down
Prayers go up and blessings come down
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.
The benediction of these covering heavens
Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy
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The benediction of these covering heavens
Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy
To inlay heaven with stars.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
God bless us every one, prayed Tiny Tim,
Crippled and dwarfed of body yet so tall
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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.
There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster
There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a disaster
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.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.