With Thee, O Lord, Begins the Year

With Thee

O Lord

be­gins the year

With Thee

and with Thy suf­fer­ings here;

Thine own ex­am­ple makes it plain

We too must suf­fer e’er we reign.

By giv­ing up our will and way

By self de­ni­al ev­ery day

O help us thus to spend this year

And all the time Thou giv’st us here!

Thy way at first seems hard and rough;

Its end is joy and peace enough:

The land where days and years are o’er

And change and grief come nev­er­more.

Praise God

from whom all bless­ings flow;

Praise Him

all crea­tures here be­low;

Praise Him above

ye heav’n­ly host;

Praise Fa­ther

Son

and Ho­ly Ghost!