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The birth of Jesus is the sunrise in the Bible.

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Sunrise
Bible
Birth
Jesus

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Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.
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A friend is what the heart needs all the time.
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You may have to live in a crowd, but you do not have to live like it.
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So in the heart, When, fading slowly down the past, Fond memories depart, And each that leaves it seems the last Long after all the rest are flown, Returns a solitary tone,— The after-echo of departed years,— And touches all the soul to tears.
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Love is the heart s immortal thirst to be completely known and all forgiven.
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Heaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.
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Love that leads life upward is the noblest and the best.
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Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.
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A peaceful man must fight For that which peace demands,— Freedom and faith, honor and right, Defend with heart and hands.
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Favorite People, Favorite Places, Favorite Memories of the past ... These are the joys of a lifetime Those are the things that last
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Heaven is blest with perfect rest, but the blessing of Earth is toil.
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The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.
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In warlike pomp, with banners flowing, The regiments of autumn stood: I saw their gold and scarlet glowing From every hillside, every wood.
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Tact is the unsaid part of what you think.
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We measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.
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Religion? Yes, I know it well I've heard its prayers and creeds, And seen men put them all to shame with poor, half-hearted deeds. They follow Christ, but far away they wander and they doubt. I'll serve him in a better way, and live his precepts out.
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A flawless cup: how delicate and fine The flowing curve of every jewelled line! Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still-- But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.
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Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage, and slavery.
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