The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16089

16089. Another Year Has Now Begun

1 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.

2 Accept our pe­ni­tent­ial tears,
O Lord, for sins of by­gone years;
And with the blood of Je­su spilt
O wash away Thy ser­vants’ guilt.

3 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.

4 Our days and years de­cay and die,
Mementos of mor­tal­ity;
Make us to see our own brief hours
In fall­ing leaves, and fad­ing flow­ers.

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Another year has now be­gun
• Title: Another Year Has Now Begun
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Holy Year (London: Rivingtons, 1862)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: HEARTS AND VOICES by Harold B. Osmond, INTERCESSION from "Early Music for Church Choirs," ISRAEL by John Goss, KANSAS CITY by William J. Kirkpatrick

Tune Information

• Name: IOSCO
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Old German Chorale
• Copyright: Public Domain