Daylight, J.B. Toner

The sun!  A million bird-hymns split the skies,
    His crimson halo sanctifies the peaks,
    Flings green on grass and blue on babbling creeks,
The violets open dew-bespangled eyes,
The shadows spring away in swift surprise,
    Bright clouds rush outwards, galleons white and sleek,
    A merry day his golden beams bespeak,
And azure oriflammes proclaim his rise.
  The restless specters of the fearful night
    With elvish smiles unmask themselves as trees;
  The beauty of the earth, once hid from sight,
    Stands veilless, to be seen with joyful ease—
  And I who doubted God’s returning light
    Fall penitent and laughing to my knees.

Mark 7:37

He has done all things well. (Mk 7:37)
Birthdays

Come and see

Come and see what God has done.
Good line for all Sacrament cards, new babies, big events.

Isaiah 49:13

Sing out, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
break forth into song, you mountains.
For the Lord comforts his people
and shows mercy to his afflicted.

Psalm 116:10-19

I trusted, even when I said;
"I am sorely afflicted,"
and when I said in my alarm:
"No man can be trusted."

How can I repay the Lord
for his goodness to me?
The cup of salvation I will raise;
I will call on the Lord's name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord
is the death of his faithful.

Your servant, Lord, your servant am I;
you have loosed my bonds.
A thanksgiving sacrifice I make:
I will call on the Lord's name.

My vows to the Lord I will fulfill
before all his people,
in the courts of the house of the Lord,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Psalm 52

I, like a green olive tree
   in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
   forever and ever.

I will thank you always for what you have done,
   and proclaim the goodness of your name
   before your faithful ones.