Saturday, February 23, 2008

Drinking From My Saucer

I'VE NEVER MADE A FORTUNE
AND IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE NOW.
BUT I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT MUCH.
I'M HAPPY ANYHOW.

AND AS I GO ALONG LIFE'S WAY
I'M REAPING BETTER THAN I SOWED.
I'M DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.

HAVEN'T GOT A LOT OF RICHES
AND SOMETIMES THE GOING'S ROUGH.
BUT I'VE GOT LOVING ARMS AROUND ME
AND THAT MAKES ME RICH ENOUGH.

I THANK GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS
AND THE MERCIES HE'S BESTOWED.
I'M DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.

O. REMEMBER WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG
MY FAITH WORE SOMEWHAT THIN.
BUT ALL AT ONCE THE DARK CLOUDS BROKE
AND THE SUN PEEPED THROUGH AGAIN.

SO LORD, HELP ME NOT TO GRIPE
ABOUT THE TOUGH ROWS THAT I'VE HOED.
I'M DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.

IF GOD GIVES ME STRENGTH AND COURAGE
WHEN THE WAY GROWS STEEP AND ROUGH.
I'LL NOT ASK FOR OTHER BLESSINGS
I'M ALREADY BLESSED ENOUGH

AND MAY I NEVER BE TOO BUSY
TO HELP OTHERS WITH THEIR LOADS
THEN I'LL KEEP DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
CAUSE MY CUP HAS OVERFLOWED.

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