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Our God, our Help in ages past

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,258 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 Our God, our Help in ages past, Our Hope for years to come, Our Shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal Home. 2 Under the shadow of thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downward by thy flood, And lost in following years. 6 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 7 Our God, our Help in ages past, Our Hope for years to come, Be thou our Guard while troubles last, And our eternal Home. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: LAFAYETTE

My Jesus, as thou wilt!

Author: Benjamin Schmolck; Jane Borthwick Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 626 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 My Jesus, as thou wilt! O may thy will be mine; Into thy hand of love I would my all resign. Through sorrow, or through joy, Conduct me as thine own; And help me still to say, My Lord, thy will be done. 2 My Jesus, as thou wilt! If needy here and poor, Give me thy people's bread, Their portion rich and sure. The manna of thy Word Let my soul feed upon; And if all else should fail, My Lord, thy will be done. 3 My Jesus, as thou wilt! Though seen through many a tear, Let not my star of hope Grow dim or disappear. Since thou on earth hast wept, And sorrowed oft alone, If I must weep with thee, My Lord, thy will be done. 4 My Jesus, as thou wilt! All shall be well for me; Each changing future scene I gladly trust with thee. Straight to my home above I travel calmly on, And sing, in life or death, "My Lord, thy will be done." Amen. Scripture: Matthew 26:39 Used With Tune: JEWETT

Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits

Author: Henry F. Lyte Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 Praise, Lord, for thee in Zion waits; Prayer shall besiege thy temple gates: All flesh shall to thy throne repair, And find, through Christ, salvation there. 2.Our spirits faint; our sins prevail; Leave not our trembling hearts to fail: O thou that hearest prayer, descend, And still be found the sinner's Friend. 3 How blest thy saints! how safely led, How surely kept, how richly fed! Saviour of all in earth and sea, How happy they who rest in thee! 4 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills, Thy voice the troubled ocean stills; Evening and morning hymn thy praise, And earth thy bounty wide displays. 5 The year is with thy goodness crowned; Thy clouds drop wealth the world around; Through thee the deserts laugh and sing, And nature smiles, and owns her King. 6 Lord, on our souls thine influence pour; The moral waste within restore: O let thy love our spring-tide be, And make us all bear fruit to thee. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 65:1-4 Used With Tune: MIDDOL

My times are in thy hand

Author: William F. Lloyd Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 303 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 My times are in thy hand; My God, I wish them there; My life, my friends, my soul, I leave Entirely to thy care. 2 My times are in thy hand, Whatever they may be; Pleasing or painful, dark or bright, As best may seem to thee. 3 My times are in thy hand; Why should I doubt or fear? My Father's hand will never cause His child a needless tear. 4 My times are in thy hand, Jesus the Crucified; Those hands my cruel sins had pierced Are now my guard and guide. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 31:5 Used With Tune: VIGIL

Sometimes a Light Surprises

Author: William Cowper Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 409 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 Sometimes a light surprises the Christian while he sings; it is the Lord, who rises with healing in his wings: when comforts are declining, he grants the soul again a season of clear shining, to cheer it after rain. 2 In holy contemplation we sweetly then pursue the theme of God’s salvation, and find it ever new; set free from present sorrow, we cheerfully can say, “Let the unknown tomorrow bring with it what it may.” 3 It can bring with it nothing but he will bear us through; who gives the lilies clothing will clothe his people too: beneath the spreading heavens no creature but is fed; and he who feeds the ravens will give his children bread. 4 Though vine nor fig tree neither their wonted fruit should bear, though all the field should wither, nor flocks nor herds be there; yet God the same abideth, his praise shall tune my voice, for, while in him confiding, I cannot but rejoice. Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:4-5 Used With Tune: BENTLEY

Another Year Is Dawning!

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 183 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Lyrics: 1 Another year is dawning! Dear Father, let it be, in working or in waiting, another year with thee; another year of leaning upon thy loving breast, another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest. 2 Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace; another year of gladness in the shining of thy face; another year of progress, another year of praise, another year of proving thy presence all the days. 3 Another year of service, of witness for thy love; another year of training for holier work above. Another year is dawning! Dear Father, let it be on earth, or else in heaven, another year for thee. Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Used With Tune: SALVATORI

A Few More Years Shall Roll

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 384 hymnals Topics: Opening and Closing of the Year Refrain First Line: O wash me in thy precious blood Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll, a few more seasons come, and we shall be with those that rest asleep within the tomb: then, O my Lord, prepare my soul for that great day; Refrain: O wash me in thy precious blood, and take my sins away. 2 A few more storms shall beat on this wild rocky shore, and we shall be where tempests cease, and surges swell no more: then, O my Lord, prepare my soul for that calm day; [Refrain] 3 A few more Sabbaths here shall cheer us on our way, and we shall reach the endless rest, th'eternal Sabbath day: then, O my Lord, prepare my soul for that sweet day; [Refrain] 4 'Tis but a little while, and he shall come again who died that we might live, who lives that we with him may reign: then, O my Lord, prepare my soul for that glad day; [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 102:11 Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER