Now a New Year Opens

Now a new year op­ens

Now we new­ly turn

To the Ho­ly Sav­ior

Lessons fresh to learn.

This the ho­ly les­son

On the year’s first day

Jesus by obe­di­ence

Teaches to ob­ey.

Of Thy cross thus ear­ly

Tokens Thou dost give;

By Thy wounds Thou heal­est

By Thy death we live.

Not to suf­fer on­ly

Jesus

didst Thou come

But to leave us way-marks

Pointing to our home.

In Thy bless­èd foot­steps

Ever may we tread

Safe when keep­ing near Thee

By Thy Spir­it led.