The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10174

10174. Again The Rounded Year

1 Again the rounded year has brought
Its bloom and harvest glory,
And every smiling Sabbath taught
To us the Gospel story.
Again our voices join in song,
And bring their glad thanksgiving,
To Thee, to whom all years belong,
To Thee, the Ever-Living.

2 We meet with gladness on each lip,
And kindly warmth of greeting,
And, in Thy boundless fellowship,
Each heart to heart is beating.
And for this day, and for this hour,
We bring our glad thanksgiving,
To Thee, the ever gracious Power,
To Thee, the Ever-Living.

3 How oft has lighted every brow
To see Thy love upspringing!
And some who joined our songs, are now
Amid the angels singing.
But friends below and friends above
Unite in glad thanksgiving
To Thee, whom all the children love,
To Thee, the Ever-Living.

4 Thy power in prayer we oft have felt,
Thy sympathy most tender,
And seemed to see, as we have knelt,
Thy face in veilèd splendor.
For all these joys of Paradise,
We bring our glad thanksgiving,
To Thee, who every good supplies,
To Thee, the Ever-Living.

5 So may we join from year to year,
Thy goodness ever singing,
And, after faithful service, hear
The bells of glory ringing.
Then, safe with Thee, again we’ll raise
Our voices in thanksgiving
To Thee, in more exalted praise
To Thee, the Ever-Living.

Text Information

• First Line: Again the rounded year has brought
• Title: Again The Rounded Year
• Author: Hezekiah Butterworth
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Heart and Voice by William F. Sherwin (Cincinnati: John Church, 1881)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: METZ
• Composer: William Fiske Sherwin (1881)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain