Select Psalms and Hymns for the use of Mr. Adgate's pupils ‎#II

II. For the Beginning of the Year

I Eternal source of ev'ry joy,
Well may thy praise our lips employ,
While in thy temple we appear;
Thy goodness crowns the circling year.

II Wide as the earth and planets roll,
Thy hand supports and cheers the whole:
By thee the sun is taught to rise,
And darkness when to veil the skies.

III The flow'ry spring at thy command,
Embalms the air and paints the land;
The summer-rays with vigour shine,
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine.

IV Seasons and months, and weeks and days,
Demand successive hymns of praise:
Still be the cheerful homage paid,
With morning light and ev'ning shade.

V O may our more harmonious tongues,
In worlds unknown pursue the songs;
And in those brighter courts adore,
Where days and year revolve no more.

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal source of every joy
• Title: For the Beginning of the Year
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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