Birthday

Verse 1

God of my life, to thee My cheerful soul I raise; Thy goodness bade me be, And still prolongs my days; I see my natal hour return, And bless the day that I was born.

Verse 2

My soul and all its powers Thine, wholly thine, shall be; All, all my happy hours I consecrate to thee; Whate'er I have, whate'er I am, Shall magnify my Maker's name.

Verse 3

Long as I love beneath, To thee, oh, let me live! To thee my every breath, In thanks and praises give! Creating and preserving grace Let all that is within me praise.

Verse 4

Then, when the work is done, The work of faith and power, Receive thy rescued son In death's triumphant hour; Like Moses, to thyself convey My soul, to live in endless day.