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BIRTHDAY MOTTOES: 11 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL

First Line: I HAVE NO BIRTHDAY GIFT TO BRING
Last Line: AND THEN HIS GLORY THINE FOR AYE!
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS;

I HAVE no birthday gift to bring,
But I will crave a Royal dower,
The seven-fold largesse of the King.

His Peace be thine, His Love unknown;
His own deep Joy, His Strength and Power,
His Grace abounding, be thine own!

His Rest be thine, sweet rest to-day,
Rest while the swift years pass away,
And then His Glory thine for aye!



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