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But blessings manifold past all deserving,
kind words, and helpful deeds
an endless throng.
The fault o'er comes, the rectitude unfailing
Let us remember long.

The sacrifice of love, the generous giving
When friends were few, the hand-
clasp. warm and strong
The fragrance of each life, of holy living
Let us remember long.

Whatever things were good & true, & righteous
What ere of right, has triumphed
over wrong -
What love of God or man, has rendered precious
Let us remember long.

So, pondering well, the lesson it has taught us
We kindly may bid the
Year "Good bye"
Holding in memory the good it brot us
Letting the evil die.

Susan E. Gammon.