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The Lord make his face shine upon thee, And be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." (Num. 6:24-26) |
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I seek in prayerful words, dear friend,
my heart's true wish to send you;
that you may know that, far or near,
my loving thoughts attend you.
I cannot find a truer word,
nor fonder, to address you;
nor song, nor poem that I have heard
is sweeter than - - God bless you!
God bless you! So I've wished you all
of brightness life possesses.
For can there any joy at all
be yours unless God blesses?
God bless you! So I breathe a charm,
lest grief's dark night opress you.
For how can sorrow bring you harm,
if 'tis God's way to bless you?
And so, "through all thy days
may shadows touch you never";
but this alone - - God bless you good - -
then you have joy forever.
Author Unknown
Received from Osterhus Publishing House
Minneapolis, MN
You are ushering in another day
Forgive the many errors that
But Father, I am well aware
Helen Steiner Rice
Thinking Of You
This morning as I rose from bed
Unknown
God Bless You
"God bless you!" Words are such empty things,
This trinity of blessed words
God bless you! Why, it means SO MUCH
Unknown
One Day At A Time
One day at a time, with its failures and fears,
One day at a time to be patient and strong;
One day at a time - - but the day is so long,
Swift cometh His answer, so clear and so sweet;
Not yesterday's load we are called on to bear,
One day at a time, and the day is His day;
Annie Johnson Flint
untouched and freshly new,
so here I come to ask You God i
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You'll renew me too?
I made yesterday,
and let me try again dear God,
to walk closer in Thy way.
I can't make it on my own.
So take my hand and hold it tight
for I can't walk alone.
Helen Steiner Rice Foundation
Cincinnati, Ohio
and saw the sun above
I softly said "Good Morning, God,
bless everyone I love."
And right away I thought of you and
said a loving prayer
That He would bless you specially
and keep you free from care.
I thought of all the happiness your
day could hold in store,
And wished it all for you because
no one deserves it more.
I felt so warm and good inside,
my heart was all aglow
I know God heard my prayer for you,
He hears them all you know.
We speak without much thought in saying;
But oh! IN THIS, forever rings
The highest tenderness of praying.
It means SO much - - it means that I
Would have no fears or facts distress you,
Nor have your heart turned to a sigh:
GOD BLESS YOU.
Holds all my wishes, dearest, best,
The fairest deeds that can be wrought.
'Tis more than wishing joy and wealth,
That kindly fortune may caress you,
That you may have success and health:
GOD BLESS YOU.
We almost whisper as we say it;
We dream that Unseen fingers touch
Your hands in answer AS WE PRAY IT.
May all it means, with "Gilead" balm.
In all its wondrousness, possess YOU - -
Through sun and rain and storm and calm:
GOD BLESS YOU.
Received from Osterhus Publishing House
Minneapolis, MN
With its hurts and mistakes, with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain and its burden of care;
One day at a time we must meet and must bear.
To be calm under trial and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass and its sorrow shall
cease;
It shall darken and die, and the night shall bring peace.
And the heart is not brave, and the soul is not strong.
O Thou pitiful Christ, be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and patience and strength for the day.
"Yea, I will be with thee; thy troubles to meet;
I will not forget thee, nor fail thee, nor grieve;
I will not forsake thee; I never will leave."
Nor the morrow's uncertain and shadowy care;
Why should we look forward or back with dismay?
Our needs, as our mercies, are but for the day.
He hath numbered its hours, though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficient; we walk not alone;
As the day, so the strength that He giveth His own.
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