Tr. (1861) from the Latin by Rev. F. POTT

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1. The year is gone beyond re- call, With all
2. Thy thank-ful people praise Thee, Lord, For
3. To Thee we come, O gra-cious Lord, The

4 Forgive this nation's many sins;
The growth of vice restrain;
And help us all with sin to strive
And crowns of life to gain.

Rev. PHILIP DODDRIDGE, 1702-1751

With all its bright and gladd'ning smiles, With all its mourners' tears.
And pray for grace to keep the faith Which saints of old be-lieved.
Defend our land from pes - ti- lence; Give peace and plenteousness;

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1. Great God, we sing that might
2. By day, by night, at home,
3. With grateful hearts the past
4. In
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THOMAS TALLIS, C. 1567

its hopes and fears, count-less gifts re-ceived; new-born year to bless;

5 From evil deeds that stain the past We now desire to flee;

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hand By which sup-port-ed a broad, Still are we guard-ed own; The future, all to de-pressed, Thou art our joy, and

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And pray that future years may all
Be spent, good Lord, for Thee.

A-men.

JOHN HATTON, C. 1793

The op'ning year Thy mercy shows; That mercy crowns it till it close.
By His in ces-sant boun-ty fed, By His un-err ing counsel led.
We to Thy guardian care com-mit, And,peaceful,leave before Thy feet.
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored thro' all our changing days. A-men.

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still we stand: by our God, us unknown, Thou our rest;

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Rev. LEONARD BACON, 1833

JOHн HATTON, C. 1793

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hand Our ex-iled fathers crossed the sea;

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O God,beneath Thy guid - ing

2. Thou heard'st, well pleased, the song, the prayer: Thy blessing came; and still its power 3. Laws,freedom,truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles o'er the waves; 4. And here Thy name, O God of love, Their children's children shall a dore,

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And when they trod the win-try strand, With pray'r and psalmthey worshipp'd Thee.
Shall onward, through all ages, bear The memory of that holy hour.
And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves.
Till these e ter- nal hills re-move, And spring adorns the earth no more. A-men.

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