A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#401

401. Close of the Year

O God! to Thee our hearts would pay
Their gratitude sincere,
Whose love hath kept us, night and day,
Throughout another year.

Of every breath, and every power,
Thou wast the gracious source;
From Thee came every happy hour
Which smiled along its course.

And if sometimes across our path
A cloud its shadows threw,
Thou didst not waft it there in wrath,
But loving-kindness true.

For joy and grief alike we pay
Our thanks to Thee above;
And only pray to grow each day
More worthy of Thy love.

Text Information

• First Line: O God! to Thee our hearts would pay
• Title: Close of the Year
• Author: Gaskell
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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