1115    L.M.     John Newton
New Year. Ps. 31. 15

1 Upheld by thy supporting hand,
  We pass, O Lord, from year to year;
  And still we meet, at thy command,
  To seek thy gracious presence here.

2 Oft feed us, Lord, beneath this vine,
  Through the new year with heavenly bread;
  Oft clothe thy word with power divine,
  To break the rocks and raise the dead.

3 Oft by a Saviour’s dying love,
  To many a wounded heart revealed,
  Temptations, fears, and guilt remove,
  And be our Sun, and Strength, and Shield.