The New Year | AdventAI

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 6, 1863

The New Year.

A WELCOME would I give thee, new-born year, A bright, glad welcome to this world of ours, And crown each day of this brief life of thine With a rich chaplet of immortal flowers— A chaplet of good deeds, that brighter far Shine on the Christian's brow than crowns that monarchs wear.

The deeds emblazoned on the warrior's shield Are in the records of his country's fame: The hungry fed, the naked clothed and blessed, From love to God, and in the Saviour's name, These on imperishable tablets stand; Those on the fleeting mist, or ever-changing sand.

Then haste thee, new-born year; thy scroll unfold; Each hour will have its history for thee; Thy page, unwritten now, ere long shall bear Its crowded records for eternity. Then gird thee, Christian, for the conflict now, Trusting in God for aid, his seal upon thy brow.