Father Of Mercies! God Of Love!

Father of mercies! God of love!

Whose kind compassion still we prove,

Our praise accept, and bless us here,

As brought to this-another year.

We sing Thy goodness all divine,

Whose radiant beams around us shine,

'Tis through Thy goodness we appear

Preserved to this-another year.

Our souls, our all we here resign;

Make us, and keep us ever Thine;

And grant that in Thy love and fear

We may begin-another year.

Be this our sweet experience still,

To know and do Thy holy will;

Then shall our souls, with joy sincere,

Bless Thee for this-another year.

Still, Lord, through life Thy love display,

And then in death's approaching day,

We'll joyful part with all that's here,

Nor wish on earth-another year.