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There's lack of wants 

cause thy need is scarce

When sunrise fills

thy heart with cheers

Waving green meadows

give thy spirit bliss

And so this joyful rose

At fifty six.

Family's sweet voices

echoing everywhere

To last a million lifetimes 

here and there

Their loving smiles 

is all that's dear

Thus make worldly worries 

easier to bear.

A grateful soul ne'er gets old 

only thy number is told

For what is there to seek 

when joy's inside to hold

God's love is there to keep 

when life begins to unfold

His eternal care is all I dream

so this I pray to Christ my Lord.

dcp'17