 New Year Greeting by Louise R. Waite Read for LibriVox.org by Algie Pug Perth, Western Australia Welcome, O Spring, with royal cheer, we celebrate the glad New Year. May be filled with new delight, with greater knowledge, faith, more bright. New health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill. Forgetting self from day to day, to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others' creeds, new tenderness for others' needs. New prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations, and new birth. New laws for men that strife shall cease, for he hath come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, or worshiping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days has brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy of wondrous worth. God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he, the lamb, upon his throne, in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life's spring is here with fragrant breath, with leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. Faith more bright, new health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill, forgetting self from day to day to follow in the perfect way, new sympathy with others' creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth, new laws for men that strife shall cease, for he hath come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshiping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days has brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy, of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he, the Lamb, upon his throne, in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life's spring is here with fragrant breath, with leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. End of poem. This recording is in the public domain. A glad new year. May it be filled with new delight, with greater knowledge, faith more bright, new health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill, forgetting self from day to day to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth, new laws for men that strive shall cease, for he hath come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshipping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days hath brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he, the lamb, upon his throne in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life's spring is here with fragrant breath, with leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God. New love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. End of poem. This recording is in a public domain. May it be filled with new delight, with greater knowledge, faith more bright. New health and strength, affirmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill, forgetting self from day to day to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others' creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth. New laws for men that strife shall cease, for he hath come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshipping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days hath brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy, of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he the lamb upon his throne, and love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death. Life's spring is here with fragrant breath. With leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. Welcome, O spring, with royal cheer, we celebrate the glad new year. May it be filled with new delight, with greater knowledge, faith more bright, new health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill, forgetting self from day to day to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others' creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth, new laws for men that strife shall cease, for he hath come, who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshiping, one God above, new songs of beauty and of praise, to him who in this day of days hath brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred, new fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy, of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth, new efforts to go forth and bring, the weary ones unto the King, that he the Lamb upon his throne in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life spring is here with fragrant breath, with leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. End of poem. This recording is in the public domain. With greater knowledge, faith more bright, new health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to feel, forgetting self from day to day, to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth, new laws for men that strive shall cease, for he hath come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshipping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days hath brought again the incarnate word through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy, of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he the lamb upon his throne in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life's spring is here with fragrant breath. With leaves and buds new upturned saw, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. End of poem. This recording is in the public domain. New Year greeting. I, Louise, are, wait. Read for LibriVox.org, my Reverend Natasha. Welcome, O Spring, with royal cheer, we celebrate the glad new year. May it be filled with new delight, with greater knowledge, faith more bright. New health and strength, a firmer will, all other hearts with joy to fill, forgetting self from day to day, to follow in the perfect way. New sympathy with others' creeds, new tenderness for others' needs, new prayers for all who live on earth, new aspirations and new birth. New laws for men that strife shall cease, for he have come who bringeth peace, that all shall serve in bonds of love, all worshipping one God above. New songs of beauty and of praise to him who in this day of days hath brought again the incarnate word, through which a new creation stirred. New fires within our breasts aflame, new zeal with tidings to proclaim, tidings of joy, of wondrous worth, God's glorious kingdom come to earth. New efforts to go forth and bring the weary ones unto the king, that he, the lamb upon his throne, in love may claim them for his own. He calleth to the world, behold, all things are new, past is the old, past is the winter's icy death, life's spring is here with fragrant breath. With leaves and buds, new upturned sod, new understanding of our God, new love which casteth out all fear, new peace, new joy, a glad new year. End of poem. This recording is in the public domain.