Classic Poem

You are welcome, yes, indeed, you are,
Welcome as the morning star
Was to the wise men of the East
When they sought for the Prince of Peace.

You are as welcome as the breeze of May,
You are as welcome as a summer day,
You are as welcome as the birds that sing,
You are as welcome as the flowers of spring.

We welcome you because you are
Moral and spiritual guiding stars,
Lifting others as you climb,
To heights above sin, shame and crime.

Because you are helping to mold and make
Better men and women for humanity's sake,
Because like giants you've taken a stand
To fight down wrong where'er you can.

Because you fear neither heat nor cold,
Because you are Christians strong and bold,
Because you've heard the heathen's cry,
Because you've answered, " Here am I. "

Because you know no east or west,
Because you are striving to do your best,
Because you are treading the path our Savior trod,
Because we are all children of the living God.

You are welcome to our glad sunshine,
You are welcome to our corn and wine,
You are welcome to our milk and honey,
And you are welcome even to our money.

You are welcome to our broad, clean streets,
You are welcome to our bread and meats,
And if cooked food fails your taste to suit,
You are welcome to our groves of fruit.

Oranges, mangoes, lemons, grapes and limes,
Sugar apples, paupaus and apples called pines,
Sea grapes, cocoanuts and bananas not a few,
Alvacado pears, plums and guavas, too.

To food and shelter, to carriage and car,
To all that we have you are welcome, yes, you are,
Now, if there is aught in my welcome left unsaid,
Charge it not to the heart, please, but charge it to the head.

Because if each of us had a thousand tongues
We would gladly welcome you with every one,
So with hearts as pure as heaven's own dew,
In Jehovah's name we welcome you.