Gather we here on this day
Blessed grace has come our way
(All my Grandma's stuff I've never seen)
As we welcome her in style
To our parish in the emerald isle
(Marian Kelly, born 1918)
Let the church bells ring
Let the choir sing
Welcome to this world
A beautiful girl!

Look at her! She's got her mother's eyes
Look at her! She's got her father's cheeks
What a life! Of wonder and surprise
What a laugh! What baby talk she speaks
What a beautiful girl!

Celebrate! The world is brand new
Celebrate! Stomp down the floor
Celebrate! That's what we do
Celebrate! The life that's in store
For the beautiful girl

This is a life
This is a life well led
All of the stories
All the adventures
All of those letters she read
They all come alive now
So we can all know
The life that she'd live
The love that she'd give
The places she'd go
As the years flow

Celebrate! The year of her birth
Look at her! Eight years of light
Celebrate! Her time on this earth
Look at her! Oh, what a sight
What a beautiful girl!

(Ben Wexler)