A Treasury of Birthday Thoughts - Gift of the Years - The Salutation of the Dawn

Sep 28, 2026

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A collection of devotional poems celebrating birthdays, each offering spiritual reflection on time, life, and divine presence. Verses present the year as a precious gift, inviting gratitude and joy through both daily joys and sorrows. The dawn salutation emphasizes living well in the present, framing yesterday as memory and tomorrow as hope. Additional prayers and poems express faith through nature, asking for humility, renewed strength, kindness, and guidance from God.

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Gift of the Years

The Salutaton of che Dawn

cA Prayer

A TreasuryOf BivthdayThoughts ◎ Hallmark Cards Inc.Printed in U.S.A. God bBlessyouOn CYour Birthday May our Lord's richest blessingsRest upon you through the year, Through life's joys and through its sorrowsMay you feel God's presence near,And along your future pathwayMay true happiness be yours, With the perfect peace and goodnessThat His blessed love assures. # Gifof cthe Years What a wonderful proof of God's love for you—His magnificent gift of the years of your life.Each birthday is a symbol of this gift:the giftof life itself,the gift of time,the gift of yearsthat follow one another like a string of preciousjewels. Scripture tells us:"This is the day which theLord hath made;we will rejoice and be glad init.'How gloriously true of every day and ofevery year.Congratulations on the most pre-cious gift -another wonderful year! Norman Vincent Peale # The Salutatonof che Dawn Listen to the Exhortation of the Dawn!Look to this day! For it is life,the very life of life.In its brief course lie all the varietiesand realities of your existence:The bliss of growth;The glory of action;The splendor of beauty;For yesterday is already a dream,and tomorrow is only a vision; But today,well lived,makes every yesterdayA dream of happiness,and every tomorrowa vision of hope. Look well,therefore,to this day!Such is the salutation of the dawn! From the Sanskrit 历6阳believe in the brook as it wandersFrom hillside into glade; 多I believe in the breeze as it whispers When evening's shadows fade.I believe in the roar of the riverAs it dashes from high cascade;I believe in the cry of the tempest'Mid the thunder's cannonade.I believe in the light of shining stars,I believe in the sun and the moon;I believe in the fash of lightning,I believe in the night-bird's croon.I believe in the faith of fowers,I believe in the rock and sod,For in all of these appeareth clearThe handiwork of God. Mary Dauson Hugbes # cA Prayer Teach me,Father,how to goSoftly as the grasses grow;Hush my soul to meet the shockOf the wild world as a rock;But my spirit,propt with power,Make as simple as a flower.Let the dry heart fll its cup,Like a poppy looking up;Let life lightly wear her crown,Like a poppy looking down,When its heart is filled with dew,And its life begins anew. Teach me,Father,how to beKind and patient as a tree.Joyfully the crickets croonUnder shady oak at noon;Beetle,on his mission bent,Tarries in that cooling tent.Let me,also,cheer a spot,Hidden field or garden grot—Place where passing souls can restOn the way and be their best Eduin Markham I 9 ift me,O God,above myself, 2019 Above these lesser things ② Above my little gods of clay, And all their capturings. And grant my soul a glad new birth, And fledge it strong new wings, That it may soar above the earth To nobler prosperings. Lift me,O God,above myself, That,in Thy time and day, I somewhat grace Thy fosterings And climb Thy loftier Way. John Oxenbam

FAQs

What theme unifies the birthday poems in this collection?

Each poem treats the birthday and the passing years as gifts from God, encouraging gratitude and a sense of divine presence throughout life.

How does “The Salutaton of che Dawn” describe the value of the present day?

It portrays today as the life within life, where a well-lived day turns yesterday into happiness and makes tomorrow a vision of hope.

What does the prayer in “cA Prayer” ask for?

It asks God to help the speaker move gently, respond to the world with quiet strength, and live with kindness and patience while making life a blessing for others.

Sep 28, 2026

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