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Text:Lord Of Life And Light And Blessing
Author:A. F. Rohr
Tune:POPPEN
Composer:Emmanuel Poppen

622. Lord Of Life And Light And Blessing

1 Lord of life and light and blessing,
Filled with rev'rence, awe and fear,
We are standing at the portals
Of the gone, and coming year.

2 Thro' the portal new we enter,
And before us hangs a mist,
Freighted with the new year's burden,
Darkness-flecked and sunlight-kissed.

3 But with hopeful hearts we enter,
Even tho' we cannot know
Whether, in the mist before us,
We are faced by weal or woe.

4 While we know that now, forever,
On the old the sun has set,
In the new, with mists uncertain,
God the Lord is with us yet.

5 Lord of life and light and blessing,
Thou with us, we do not fear,
But believe that Thou wilt lead us,
Safely in the coming year.

Text Information
First Line: Lord of life and light and blessing
Title: Lord Of Life And Light And Blessing
Author: A. F. Rohr
Meter: 8 7 8 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: New Year
Tune Information
Name: POPPEN
Composer: Emmanuel Poppen (1910)
Meter: 8 7 8 7
Key: A♭ Major



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