You Are a Gift
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Submitter Comments
This one came to me the days before my sister’s 80th birthday as I was thinking of her and how to honor her. All the women of the family gathered for a big celebration. We all cried when I sang it to her. I love having it to sing to people. 
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[2021.03.02a—Songwriter’s email address updated.]
[2021.03.02—In the melody line, measure 2, the first note was corrected to be F# (not A).]
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Lyrics
You are a gift to the world; thank you for being.
You are a gift to us all; thank you for being [here] [you].