11654 | The Cyber Hymnal#11655 | 11656 |
Text: | Bless, O Lord, The Opening Year |
Author: | John Newton, 1725-1807 |
Tune: | SHERBORNE |
Composer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 |
1 Bless, O Lord, the opening year,
To each soul assembled here:
Clothe Thy Word with power divine,
Make us willing to be Thine.
2 Shepherd of Thy blood-bought sheep!
Teach the stony heart to weep;
Let the blind have eyes to see,
See themselves, and look on Thee!
3 Let the minds of all our youth
Feel the force of sacred truth;
While the Gospel call they hear,
May they learn to love and fear.
4 Show them what their ways have been,
Show the desert of their sin;
Then Thy dying love reveal,
This shall melt a heart of steel.
5 Where Thou hast Thy work begun,
Give new strength the race to run;
Scatter darkness, doubts and fears,
Wipe away the mourners’ tears.
6 Bless us all both old and young;
Call forth praise from every tongue:
Let the whole assembly prove
All Thy power, and all Thy love.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Bless, O Lord, the opening year |
Title: | Bless, O Lord, The Opening Year |
Author: | John Newton, 1725-1807 |
Meter: | 77.77 |
Language: | English |
Source: | The Psalms of David (New York: Hodge, Allen & Campbell, printers, 1789) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SHERBORNE |
Composer: | Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847 (arr.) |
Incipit: | 7777 |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |