Another Year Has Now Begun

Another year has now be­gun

With si­lent pace its course to run;

Let us our hearts and voic­es raise

To God in songs of pray­er and praise.

Accept our pe­ni­tent­ial tears

O Lord

for sins of by­gone years;

And with the blood of Je­su spilt

O wash away Thy serv­ants’ guilt.

Father

Thy boun­te­ous love we bless

For gifts and mer­cies num­ber­less;

For life and health

for grace and peace

And hope of joys that nev­er cease.

Our days and years de­cay and die

Mementos of mor­tal­ity;

Make us to see our own brief hours

In fall­ing leaves

and fad­ing flow­ers.

O Son of God

Thou Sav­ior dear

Teach us to walk as strang­ers here

With hearts in Heav’n

that we may come

To where Thou art

our Fa­ther’s home.

Make us to feel that Thou art nigh

We ever in our mas­ter’s eye

Mindful of that ac­count to live

Which we to Thee

our judge

must give.

Thou

Christ

who mak­est all things new

O give us hearts both pure and true

That each may shine

a pre­cious gem

Lord

in Thy New Je­ru­sa­lem.

Grant us

O Com­fort­er

Thy grace

And speed us on our earth­ly race

In body

spir­it

and in soul

Right on­ward to the heav’n­ly goal.

Blest Three in One

to Thee we pray

Defend

and guide us on our way;

That we at last with joy may see

The New Year of eter­ni­ty.