Scripture Verse

Who is he who will devote himself to be close to Me? Jeremiah 30:21

Introduction

Words: Gus­taf Er­ik­son, 1923. Ap­peared in The Hym­nal and Or­der of Ser­vice (Rock Is­land, Il­li­nois: Au­gu­st­ana Book Con­cern, 1926), number 578.

Music: St. Ca­the­rine (Wal­ton), ar­ranged by James G. Wal­ton in Crown of Je­sus Mu­sic, by Hen­ri F. He­my (Lon­don: 1864) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Er­ik­son, Wal­ton or He­my (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

This so­lemn hour O let us be,
Dear heav’n­ly Fa­ther, close to Thee.
It pass­es now, the dy­ing year,
Eternity is draw­ing near.
Bless us this night, O Lord, we pray:
Help us to fol­low Thee al­way.

We pray to­night: O Sav­ior dear,
If we should live ano­ther year,
Give grace and faith that it may be
A year of ser­vice unto Thee.
Bless us this night, O Lord, we pray:
Help us to fol­low Thee al­way.