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NEW YEAR'S MOTTOES: 4 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL

First Line: CROWN THE YEAR WITH THY GOODNESS, LORD
Last Line: AS THE CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN-RILLS.
Subject(s): HOLIDAYS; NEW YEAR; PRAYER;

CROWN the year with Thy goodness, Lord!
And make every hour a gem
In the living diadem,
That sparkles to Thy praise.

Crown the year with Thy grace, O Lord!
Be Thy fresh anointings shed
On Thy waiting servant's head,
Who treads Thy royal ways.

Crown the year with Thy glory, Lord!
Let the brightness and the glow
Of its heavenly overflow
Crown Thy beloved's days!

STRONG and loving is thy Friend!
Trust Him for the untried year!
He shall lead thee to the end,
Ever gracious, ever near.
As the everlasting hills
Thou shalt find His faithfulness;
As the crystal mountain-rills.



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