 | The heavenly guest with other unpublished writings |  |
FOR A FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY
Would I could bring you some beautiful gift,
Something to gladden you, something to charm,
A blessing to brighten, to cheer, to uplift.
A shield to protect you from shadow of harm!
Something to gladden you, something to charm,
A blessing to brighten, to cheer, to uplift.
A shield to protect you from shadow of harm!
Had I the power, I'd gather for you
All the world's treasures of good and of fair,
All things to comfort you—friends that are true,
Joys that are purest, and pleasures most rare.
These at your feet on your birthday I'd lay,
Fill its swift moments with quiet delight,
Make it divine from its earliest ray,
From the gleam of its morn to the dusk of its night.
All the world's treasures of good and of fair,
All things to comfort you—friends that are true,
Joys that are purest, and pleasures most rare.
These at your feet on your birthday I'd lay,
Fill its swift moments with quiet delight,
Make it divine from its earliest ray,
From the gleam of its morn to the dusk of its night.
Empty my hands, but my heart holds for you
All the good wishes of heaven and earth,
Fragrant as roses at dawn in the dew—
With these let me crown the glad day of your birth!
All the good wishes of heaven and earth,
Fragrant as roses at dawn in the dew—
With these let me crown the glad day of your birth!
| The heavenly guest with other unpublished writings | |