The old year now hath passed away;
We thank Thee, O our God, to­day
That Thou hast kept us through the year
When dan­ger and dis­tress were near.

We pray Thee, O eter­nal Son,
Who with the Fa­ther reign’st as One,
To guard and rule Thy Chris­ten­dom
Through all the ag­es yet to come.

Take not Thy sav­ing Word away,
Our souls’ true com­fort, staff, and stay.
Abide with us and keep us free
From er­rors, fol­low­ing on­ly Thee.

Oh, help us to for­sake all sin,
A new and ho­li­er course be­gin!
Mark not what once was done amiss;
A hap­pi­er, bet­ter year be this,

Wherein as Chris­tians we may live
Or die in peace that Thou canst give,
To rise again when Thou shalt come
And en­ter Thine eter­nal home.

There shall we thank Thee and ad­ore
With all the an­gels ev­er­more.
Lord Je­sus Christ, in­crease our faith
To praise Thy name through life and death.