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The length of our days is seventy years— or eighty, if we have the strength;Teach us to number our days aright,that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
 
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
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How shall I count, how calculateThe worth of days gone by?Shall I take pages from a diaryAnd total up the words?Shall I take numbers from the year I was born?This is how I will count:I will remember the hours of childhoodSpent in simple amusement or play.I will recall joys past – when birthdaysWere treasured and desired.I will bring to mind the hoursSpent in caring for my babies.I will calculate the impossible worthOf being with my children!Oh – I will remember hard times – But only to provide a backdropFor the special moments of shared joy.I will evaluate my days through their eyesWho know my mother-love.Phrases like:“
love you to bits
” and “
bestest Mum
”And “
Thanks!
”And poems written like this one – To celebrate what I cannot calculate – My influence for love and God;My Sunday school classes andThe witness of a life with Jesus.I will not dwell on the dark daysThough they crowd me with their shadows!I will not forget – but I will discountThem against the worthiest and the best!I will recall a journey in deep snow;
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Psalm 90
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