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[I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: May Whittle Moody Incipit: 55565 71255 56543 Used With Text: A New Year’s Message

Author: Anonymous Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: I asked the New Year for some motto sweet Lyrics: 1 I asked the New Year for some motto sweet, Some rule of life with which to guide my feet; I asked and paused; He answered soft and low, "God’s will, God’s will to know, God’s will to know." 2 "Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?" I cried; And ere the question into silence died, The answer came, "Nay, but remember, too, God’s will, God’s will to do, God’s will to do." 3 Once more I asked, "Is there no more to tell?" And once again the answer sweetly fell: "Yes, this one thing, all other things above, God’s will, God’s will to love, God’s will to love." Used With Tune: [I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]

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A New Year’s Message

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Praise Book #226 (1906) First Line: I asked the New Year for some motto sweet Lyrics: 1 I asked the New Year for some motto sweet, Some rule of life with which to guide my feet; I asked and paused; he answered soft and low, “God’s will, God’s will to know, God’s will to know.” 2 “Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?” I cried; And ere the question into silence died, The answer came, “Nay, but remember, too, God’s will, God’s will to do, God’s will to do.” 3 Once more I asked, “Is there no more to tell?” And once again the answer sweetly fell: “Yes, this one thing, all other things above, God’s will, God’s will to love, God’s will to love.” Topics: New Year Tune Title: [I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]

A New Year's Message

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15340 First Line: I asked the New Year for some motto sweet Lyrics: 1 I asked the New Year for some motto sweet, Some rule of life with which to guide my feet; I asked and paused; He answered soft and low, "God’s will, God’s will to know, God’s will to know." 2 "Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?" I cried; And ere the question into silence died, The answer came, "Nay, but remember, too, God’s will, God’s will to do, God’s will to do." 3 Once more I asked, "Is there no more to tell?" And once again the answer sweetly fell: "Yes, this one thing, all other things above, God’s will, God’s will to love, God’s will to love." Languages: English Tune Title: [I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]

A New Year’s Message

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #192 (1916) First Line: I asked the New Year for some motto sweet Languages: English Tune Title: [I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "A New Year’s Message" in The Praise Book In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

May Whittle Moody

1870 - 1963 Composer of "[I asked the New Year for some motto sweet]" in The Praise Book Mary (May) Jennette Whittle Moody 1870-1963. Born at Chicago, IL, daughter of hymnwriter, Daniel Webster Whittle (El Nathan), and, upon marrying, daughter-in-law to Dwight Lyman Moody, she attended Northfield School in MA (one of two schools founded there by D L Moody), after which she attended Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. She then attended the Royal Academy of Music in London, England (1890-91). She became a singer, organist, composer, and hymn editor. She assisted her father and Dwight L Moody in their evangelistic work. In 1894 she married William Revell Moody, and they had four children: Irene, Dwight, Beatrice, and Virginia. Only Beatrice lived to adulthood, the others died before age six. She and her husband returned to Northfield, MA, where her husband headed the schools founded by his father. She had an organ in her home, and she collaborated with her father by composing some of the tunes for his hymn lyrics. The last year of his life, her father, Daniel, lived with them (he died in 1901). She died at East Northfield, MA. John Perry