YOU HAVE BLESSED US O GOD
WITH A GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP,
THE BONDING OF PERSONS
IN A CIRCLE OF LIVE
WE THANK YOU FOR SUCH A BLESING;
FOR FRIENDS WHO LOVE US,
WHO SHARE OUR SOWWORS
WHO LAUGH WITH US IN CELEBRATION,
WHO BEAR OUR PAIN
WHO NEED US AS WE NEED THEM,
WHO WEEP AS WE WEEP,
WHO HOLD US WHEN WORDS FAIL
AND WHO GIVE US THE FREEDOM
TO BE OURSELVE.
BLESS OUR FRIENDS WITH HEALTH,
WHOLENESS, LIFE AND LOVE,
AMEN