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Author: Ada Blenkhorn Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Another year has pass'd away Refrain First Line: A glad new year, a bright new year Used With Tune: [Another year has pass'd away]

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[Another year has pass'd away]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: L. E. Jones Incipit: 55131 26665 13524 Used With Text: The Glad New Year

[Another year has pass'd away]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 53451 61533 24715 Used With Text: The Glad New Year

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The Glad New Year

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15342 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: Another year has passed away Refrain First Line: A glad new year—a bright new year Lyrics: 1 Another year has passed away, The new year has begun; We hope ’twill be a happy year To each and every one. Refrain: A glad new year—a bright new year— Has dawned upon us all; May richest blessings day by day Upon us freely fall. 2 We’ve said to the old year, Goodbye, Its griefs and joys are past; We’ll try to make this glad new year Still better than the last. [Refrain] 3 We’ll seek to bless some burdened life, Some darkened heart to cheer; And deeds of kindness we will do Each day of all the year. [Refrain] 4 We’ll try to point the lost to Him Who dwells in light above; Who will forgive if they believe, And crown them with His love. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: ENGELS

The Glad New Year

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Gospel Herald in Song #234 (1899) First Line: Another year has pass'd away Refrain First Line: A glad new year—a bright new year—has dawn'd upon us all Lyrics: 1 Another year has pass’d away, The New Year has begun; We hope ‘twill be a happy year To each and ev’ry one. Refrain: A glad new year—a bright new year—has dawn’d upon us all, May richest blessings day by day upon us freely fall. 2 We’ve said to the old year, “good-bye,” Its griefs and joys are past; We’ll try to make this glad New year Still better than the last. [Refrain] 3 We’ll seek to bless some burden’d life, Some darken’d heart to cheer; And deeds of kindness we will do Each day of all the year. [Refrain] 4 We’ll try to point the lost to Him Who dwells in light above; Who will forgive if they believe, And crown them with His love. [Refrain] Topics: Familiar Hymns; Miscellaneous Languages: English Tune Title: [Another year has pass'd away]

The Glad New Year

Author: Ada Blenkhorn Hymnal: Gospel Carols #226 (1905) First Line: Another year has pass'd away Refrain First Line: A glad new year, a bright new year Languages: English Tune Title: [Another year has pass'd away]

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Lewis E. Jones

1865 - 1936 Person Name: L. E. Jones Composer of "[Another year has pass'd away]" in Gospel Herald in Song Pseudonyms: Mary Slater ================ Lewis Edgar Jones USA 1865-1936. Born in Yates City, IL, his family moved near Davenport, IA, where he lived on a farm until age 21. He went into business for awhile, and attended the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was a classmate of evangelist, Billy Sunday. After graduating, he worked for the YMCA in Davenport, IA; Fort Worth, TX (1915, as general secretary); and Santa Barbara, CA (1925 as general secretary). Hymn writing was his avocation, and he wrote 200+, advising that many came from pastors’ sermons. He married Lora May Wright (1872-1950), and they had a daughter, Frances Ellen (1897-1982). He died in Santa Barbara, CA. John Perry

Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "[Another year has pass'd away]" in Gospel Carols Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Ada Blenkhorn

1858 - 1927 Author of "The Glad New Year" in Gospel Herald in Song Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry