The phrase "Old year" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Old year
...And so with harmless revelry,
The good old year goes out;
For God, who in the year gone by...
And so with harmless revelry,
The good old year goes out;
For God, who in the year gone by
...Booms sadly from the still church tower;
It tolls the old year’s parting knell,
It tells the old year’s dying hour!...
Booms sadly from the still church tower;
It tolls the old year’s parting knell,
It tells the old year’s dying hour!
...Watching to welcome the New Year in,
As Old Year passes away.
New Year is coming, is coming,...
Watching to welcome the New Year in,
As Old Year passes away.
New Year is coming, is coming,
...Upon us freely fall.
We’ve said to the old year, Goodbye,
Its griefs and joys are past;...
Upon us freely fall.
We’ve said to the old year, Goodbye,
Its griefs and joys are past;
...Our years of promise, one by one!
The old year fades at still midnight;
The New Year comes with morning light....
Our years of promise, one by one!
The old year fades at still midnight;
The New Year comes with morning light.
...Our years of promise, one by one!
The old year fades at still midnight;
The New Year comes with morning light....
Our years of promise, one by one!
The old year fades at still midnight;
The New Year comes with morning light.
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