1 Days and weeks and months returning,
Bear us gently down life's way;
Still their lesson we are learning
With each anniversary day.

Chorus:
We hail this day, so full of joy,
And greet it with a song;
We hail this day, so full of joy,
And greet it with a song.

2 Glad our hearts, and glad our voices,
Joy controls the hasting hour;
None so sad but he rejoices
'Neath to-day's controlling power. [Chorus]

3 Yet, though glad we'll still remember
What the moments always say:
Life must have its cold December,
Just as surely as its May. [Chorus]

4 Let us not forget the meaning,
Days like these forever wear;
One more field has had its gleaning,
One more sheaf our arms should bear. [Chorus]