Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NEW YEAR HYMN, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL


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NEW YEAR HYMN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Jesus, blessed saviour
Last Line: Crown our bright new-year!
Subject(s): Holidays; Hymns (as Literary Form); New Year


JESUS, blessèd Saviour,
Help us now to raise
Songs of glad thanksgiving,
Songs of holy praise.
O how kind and gracious
Thou hast always been!
O how many blessings
Every day has seen!
Jesus, blessèd Saviour,
Now our praises hear,
For Thy grace and favor
Crowning all the year.

Jesus, holy Saviour,
Only Thou canst tell
How we often stumbled,
How we often fell!
All our sins (so many!)
Saviour, Thou dost know;
In Thy blood most precious,
Wash us white as snow.
Jesus, blessèd Saviour,
Keep us in Thy fear,
Let Thy grace and favor
Pardon all the year.

Jesus, loving Saviour,
Only Thou dost know
All that may befall us
As we onward go.
So we humbly pray Thee,
Take us by the hand,
Lead us ever upward
To the Better Land.
Jesus, blessèd Saviour,
Keep us ever near,
Let Thy grace and favor
Shield us all the year.

Jesus, precious Saviour,
Make us all Thine own,
Make us Thine forever,
Make us Thine alone.
Let each day, each moment,
Of this glad New-year,
Be for Jesus only,
Jesus, Saviour dear.
Then, O blessèd Saviour,
Never need we fear,
For Thy grace and favor
Crown our bright New-year!





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