Greeting Song

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Come, children, and join in our festival song

Author: Anonymous
Tune: EDINBURGH (White)
Published in 71 hymnals

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1 Come, children, and join in our festival song,
The New Year has come, and the old year has gone;
We'll join our glad voices in one hymn of praise,
To God, who has kept us and lengthened our days.

Refrain:
Happy New Year to all! happy New Year to all!
Happy New Year, happy New Year, happy New Year to all!

2 Our Father in heaven, we lift up to thee
Our voice of thanksgiving, our glad jubilee;
Oh, bless us, and guide us, dear Saviour, we pray,
That from thy blest precepts we never may stray. [Refrain]

3 And if, ere this New Year has drawn to a close,
Some loved one among us in death shall repose,
Grant, Lord, that the spirit in heaven may dwell,
In the bosom of Jesus, where all shall be well. [Refrain]

Source: Calvary Songs #163a

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Author: Anonymous

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Text Information

First Line:	Come, children, and join in our festival song
Title:	Greeting Song
Author:	Anonymous
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Happy greeting to all
Copyright:	Public Domain