A New Year's Greeting to a College Senior

Soft winds and a moving tide
May bear you on, I pray,
With the love of God to guide
Through the year to your B. A.

On the shores of heavenly grace,
Or the crest of the ocean's swell,
May the smile of the Father's face
Be the sign that all is well.

In storms, whenever they rise,
Cling close to the pilot of prayer,
Keep faith under blackest of skies
That the love of God is there.