Shine Far and Long

Choral

 

·  This Day in Winter Born  ·


For my son's eighteenth birthday

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Shine Far and Long

On early morn,

This day in winter born,

What beauty bathed with sun shine far and long,

Wide eyed your life in watchful sight of dawn,

As days grow light,

As sweetest bird sing on.

And now as time pass rich in thought we play,

As man step out upon this world anew,

With boundless love face strength,

Good fortune, sadness, grace and joy,

Our son: be loved, be fruitful,

Your path: be sure and true.

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An extract from the full size artwork follows.

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