Thank You All for Coming Here

Music: Fugue in Eb from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. By J.S. Bach. Sequenced by Yo Tomita.

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Thank you all for coming here To celebrate my life. But most of all I'd like to thank My lovely, loving wife. One gives up a lot for love In freedom, time, and tears, And makes commitments that must last For lifetimes, not just years. What one gets I can see here -- A world one can call home, A space that's safe for innocence, A common comfort zone. And so I'm glad that you have come, All gathered in this place To share this bit of birthday joy, To share this glimpse of grace; To share this meal with me as I Another year accrue, That I might know the happiness I wish for all of you.