Worship (4th ed.) ‎#999

999. Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year

1 Greet now the swiftly changing year
With joy and penitence sincere.
Rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace
Another year of grace.

2 When Jesus came to wage sin's war,
The Name of names for us he bore.
Rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace
Another year of grace.

3 His love abundant far exceeds
The volume of a whole year's needs.
Rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace
Another year of grace.

4 With such a Lord to lead our way
In hazard or prosperity,
What need we fear in earth or space
In this new year of grace?

5 "All glory be to God on high,
And peace on earth!" the angels cry.
Rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace
Another year of grace.

6 God, Father, Son, and Spirit, hear:
To all our pleas incline your ear;
Upon our lives rich blessing trace
In this new year of grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Greet now the swiftly changing year
• Title: Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year
• Translator: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 (alt.)
• Meter: 88 86
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Topic: New Year
• Copyright: Tr. © 1969, Concordia Publishing House

Tune Information

• Name: SIXTH NIGHT
• Composer: Alfred V. Fedak, b. 1953
• Meter: 88 86
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1989, Selah Publishing Co.