A New Year’s Message

I asked the New Year for some mot­to sweet

Some rule of life with which to guide my feet;

I asked and paused; he an­swered soft and low

God’s will

God’s will to know

God’s will to know.

Will know­ledge then suf­fice

New Year? I cried;

And ere the quest­ion in­to si­lence died

The an­swer came

Nay

but re­mem­ber

too

God’s will

God’s will to do

God’s will to do.

Once more I asked

Is there no more to tell?

And once again the an­swer sweet­ly fell:

Yes

this one thing

all oth­er things above

God’s will

God’s will to love

God’s will to love.