ANOTHER year we welcome !
Dear Master, may it be,
In thought and word and action,
Another year for Thee !
Another year of leaning
Upon Thy loving breast,
Where heartaches, pain and sorrow
Are lost in happy rest.

Another year of proving
Thy holy, blessed will,
To find my joy in doing,
And in Thy hand hold still ;
Another year of service,
To prove to Thee my love ;
Another year of training
For greater works above.

Another year of trials
And the blessings that they bring ;
Another year's protection
'Neath the shadow of Thy wing.
Another year of gladness !
Dear Master, may it be,
In living and in dying,
Another year for Thee !

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TIME was, is past; thou canst not it recall ;
Time is, thou hast; employ the portion small ;
Time future is not, and may never be ;
Time present is the only time for thee.