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Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
 O close my hand upon Beatitude!
 Not on her toys.  
 O close my hand upon Beatitude!
 Not on her toys. 
 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. 
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.
When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.
When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.
 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. 
 Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
 Adversity is the blessing of the New.  
 Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
 Adversity is the blessing of the New. 
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.