Dale County Christian School - Crusader Yearbook (Ozark, AL)

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THIRD GRADE The Great Were Once As You — Edgar A. Guest The great were once as you. They whom men magnify today Once groped and blundered on life's way. Were fearful of themselves, and thought By magic was men's greatness wrought. They feared to try what they could do; Yet Fame hath crowned with her success The selfsame gifts that you possess. The great were young as you, Dreaming the very dreams you hold. Longing, yet fearing, to be bold. Doubting that they themselves possessed The strength and skill for every test. Uncertain of the truths they knew, Not sure that they could stand to fate With all the courage of the great. Then came a day when they Their first bold venture made. Scorning to cry for aid. They dared to stand to fight alone. Took up the gauntlet life had thrown, Charged full-front to the gray, Mastered their fear of self, and then Learned that our great men are but men. Oh, Youth, go forth and do! You, too, to fame may rise; You can be strong and wise. Stand up to life and play the man — You can if you'll but think you can; THE GREAT WERE ONCE AS YOU. You envy them their proud success? 'Twas won with gifts that you possess. Edward George 16

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SECOND GRADE Chris Brown Travis Dorton Each Day Is A New Beginning — Susan Coolidge Every day is a fresh beginning, Every morn is the world made new, You who are weary of sorrow and sinning, Here is a beautiful hope for you — A hope for me and a hope for you. All the past things are past and over, The tasks are done and the tears are shed; Yesterday's errors let yesterday cover — Yesterday's wounds, which smarted and bled. Are healed with the healing which night has shed. Yesterday now is a part of forever Bound up in a sheaf which God holds tight. With glad days and sad days and bad days which never Shall visit us more with their bloom and their blight — Their fullness of sunshine or sorrowful night. Let them go since we cannot re-live them. Cannot undo and cannot atone, God in His mercy receive and forgive them! Just the new days are our own — Today is ours and today alone. Every day is a fresh beginning. Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain, And spite of old sorrows and older sinning, And puzzles forecasted and possible pain, Take heart with the day and begin again. Shannon Marsh 18 Sonja Gail Owen