O God, That Guides The Cheerful Sun Lyrics

1. O God, that guides the cheerful sun
By motions strange the year to frame,
Which now, returned whence it begun,
From heaven extols Thy glorious Name
This New-year's season sanctify,
With double blessings of Thy store,
That graces new may multiply,
And former follies reign no more.
So shall our hearts with heaven agree,
And both give laud and praise to Thee. Amen.

2. Th' old year by course is past and gone,
Old Adam, Lord, from us expel:
New creatures make us every one,
New life becomes the New year well.
And new born babes from malice keep,
New wedding garments, O Christ, we crave;
That we Thy face in heaven may see
With Angels bright our souls to save.
So shall our hearts with heaven agree,
And both give laud and praise to Thee. Amen.