Laudes Domini ‎#607

607. The New Year

1 Our Helper, God! we bless thy name,
Whose love for ever is the same;
The tokens of thy gracious care
Open, and crown, and close the year.

2 Amid ten thousand snares we stand,
Supported by thy guardian hand;
And see, when we review our ways,
Ten thousand monuments of praise.

3 Thus far thine arm has led us on;
Thus far we make thy mercy known;
And while we tread this desert land,
New mercies shall new songs demand.

4 Our grateful souls, on Jordan's shore,
Shall raise one sacred pillar more;
Then bear in thy bright courts above,
Inscriptions of immortal love.

Text Information

• First Line: Our Helper, God! we bless thy name
• Title: The New Year
• Author: Philip Doddridge
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer: J. Hatton
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.