A spring of love gushed from my heart,
And I bless'd them unaware.

A spring of love gushed from my heart,
And I bless'd them unaware.

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.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

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.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude.

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

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.

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

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.