The greatest gift I've ever known A special angel I kept till grown Sent straight to me from God above A precious soul for me to love He gave to her a heart of gold And smile to warm me in the cold The strength to stand up tall and proud The will to take on any crowd A love for life beyond compare Desire to treat all people fair Courage to look fear in the eye Reach for the stars and touch the sky But now my little girl is grown She'll face the world on her own This angel God has lent to me Must fly to with another be May all your precious gifts of God Stay with you as through life you trod And every time you touch the ground Your love for life can still be found To touch someone to help them see The love and kindness you give so free And may you be forever part Of the memories in their heart So my special angel dear Spread your wings and have no fear And to the world be solid gold Then look back when you are old To see the multitude of grace In the hearts and on the face Of every soul your life has touched We all should pray for just as much The dream of every heart that's mild To change the world so cruel & wild But you're one of the chosen few Who has the gift to carry through