A Hymn For The New Year

During our just-ended 31st December Watch night service at Truth Missionary Baptist Church, a Reformed Baptist church in Ghana, we sang a hymn with words I took as prayers for the year 2020.

It is a hymn written by Frances Ridley Havergal: Another Year Is Dawning. The words of the hymn is from our hymnal Psalms and Hymns of Reformed Worship number 712:

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be
In working or in waiting, another year with Thee;

Another year of progress, another year of praise,
Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,
Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;

Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;
Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.

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.

Happy New Year to you all and wishing you all the best in 2020.