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2 Jesus, merciful Redeemer,

Rouse dead souls to hear Thy voice; Wake, oh, wake each idle dreamer Now to make th' eternal choice!

3 Mark we whither we are wending;
Ponder how we soon must go
To inherit bliss unending

Or eternity of woe.

4 As a shadow life is floating;

As a vapor so it flies;

For the bygone years retreating, Pardon grant, and make us wise;

5 Wise that we our days may number, Strive and wrestle with our sin; Stay not in our work nor slumber Till Thy holy rest we win.

6 Soon before the Judge all-glorious We with all the dead shall stand; Saviour, over death victorious, Place us then on Thy right hand.

E. Caswall, 1858

way. A-men.

2 "I the Lord, am with thee,
Be thou not afraid!

I will keep and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed!
Yea, I will uphold thee

With my own right hand;
Thou art called and chosen
In My sight to stand."-Ref.

3 For the year before us,

Oh, what rich suppl'es!

For the poor and needy

Living streams shall rise;

For the sad and sinful

Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found.-Ref.

4 He will never fail us,
He will not forsake;
His eternal covenant
He will never break!
Resting on His promise,

What have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient

For the coming year.-Ref.

W. S. Hoyte, 1889

song;

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2 The fullness of His blessing

Encompasseth our way;
The fullness of His promises
Crowns every bright'ning day;

The fullness of His glory,

Is beaming from above,

While more and more we learn to know The fullness of His love.

3 And closer yet and closer

The golden bonds shall be, Uniting all who love our Lord

In pure sincerity;

And wider yet and wider

Shall the circling glory glow,

As more and more are taught of God

That mighty love to know.

4 Oh, let our adoration

For all that He hath done,
Peal out beyond the stars of God,

While voice and life are one;

And let our consecration

Be real, and deep, and true:
Oh, even now our hearts shall bow,
And joyful vows renew.

5 Now onward, ever onward,

From strength to strength we go,
While grace for grace abundantly
Shall from His fullness flow,
To glory's full fruition,

From glory's foretaste here,
Until His very presence crown
Our happiest New Year.