For This New Year

For this New Year we hum­bly ask Your grace;

Help us to al­ways see Your lov­ing face

Shining up­on us

bring­ing peace with­in

Keeping our feet from paths of mor­tal sin.

Dear Lord

we ask that we would al­ways be

Open to You

and that all men may see

In how we treat them that we’ve made a pact.

To let Your love shine through our ev’ry act.

Within our fam’lies may we know Your peace;

As we share mo­ments let our love in­crease.

Teach us to share with those we tru­ly love

As we would do so in that home above.

Now for Your church

Lord

We would give You thanks

All kinds of people mak­ing up her ranks;

Help her be true in all she longs to do

That ev’ry act shall praise and hon­or You.

For this Your world

dear Lord

we beg You now

Beat ev’ry sword blade in­to hum­ble plow;

We seek that peace that we can help to bring

When we ack­now­ledge You as Lord and King.

For me

O Lord

this too I simp­ly ask;

Help me to not shirk my ap­point­ed task

Teach me to trust

Lord

walk­ing day by day

In sim­ple faith that You show me Your way.