Help Us, O Lord!

Help us

O Lord! Be­hold

we en­ter

Upon an­oth­er year to­day;

In Thee our hopes and thoughts now cen­ter

Renew our cour­age for the way.

New life

new strength

new hap­pi­ness

We ask of Thee—oh

hear and bless!

May ev­ery plan and un­der­tak­ing

This year be all be­gun with Thee;

When I am sleep­ing or am wak­ing

Still let me know Thou art with me.

Abroad do Thou my foot­steps guide

At home be ev­er at my side.

Be this a time of grace and par­don.

Thy rod I take with will­ing mind

But suf­fer naught my heart to hard­en;

Oh

let me then Thy mer­cy find!

In Thee alone

my God

I live;

Thou on­ly canst my sins for­give.

And may this year to me be ho­ly;

Thy grace so fill my ev­ery thought

That all my life be pure and low­ly

And truth­ful

as a Christ­ian’s ought.

So make me while yet dwell­ing here

Pious and blest from year to year.

Jesus

be with me and pro­tect me;

Jesus

my plans and hopes in­spire;

Jesus

from tempt­ing thoughts pro­tect me;

Jesus

be all my heart’s de­sire;

Jesus

be in my thoughts all day

Nor suf­fer me to fall away!

And grant

Lord

when the year is ov­er

That it for me in peace may close;

In all things care for me and co­ver

My head in time of fear and woes.

So may I

when my years are gone

Appear with joy be­fore Thy throne.