Hymn
New Year's Day
Remark, my soul, the narrow bound
Of each revolving year;
How swift the weeks complete their round!
How short the months appear!
So fast eternity comes on,
And that important day
When all that mortal life hath done
God's judgment shall survey.
Awake, O God, my careless heart
Its great concerns to see,
That I may act the Christian's part,
And give the years to thee.
New Year's Day — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/new-years-day-5
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote New Year's Day?
The words of New Year's Day were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Sympathy with the Afflicted and God's Promises.
Is New Year's Day public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of New Year's Day?
New Year's Day is in 8.6.8.5.