Bless, O Lord! the opening year

Bless, O Lord! the opening year

Author: John Newton
Tune: SHERBORNE (Mendelssohn)
Published in 50 hymnals

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Bless, O Lord, each opening year
To the souls assembling here:
Clothe Thy word with power divine,
Make us willing to be Thine.

Where Thou hast Thy work begun,
Give new strength the race to run;
Scatter darkness, doubts, and fears,
Wipe away the mourner’s tears.

Bless us all, both old and young;
Call forth praise from every tongue:
Let our whole assembly prove
All Thy power and all Thy love!



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #566

Author: John Newton

John Newton (b. London, England, 1725; d. London, 1807) was born into a Christian home, but his godly mother died when he was seven, and he joined his father at sea when he was eleven. His licentious and tumul­tuous sailing life included a flogging for attempted desertion from the Royal Navy and captivity by a slave trader in West Africa. After his escape he himself became the captain of a slave ship. Several factors contributed to Newton's conversion: a near-drowning in 1748, the piety of his friend Mary Catlett, (whom he married in 1750), and his reading of Thomas à Kempis' Imitation of Christ. In 1754 he gave up the slave trade and, in association with William Wilberforce, eventually became an ardent abolitionist. After becoming a tide… Go to person page >

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First Line: Bless, O Lord! the opening year
Author: John Newton
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #566

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #566

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A Selection of Hymns #349

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d34

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d34

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d111

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Church Choral-Book #400

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Church Psalmist #607

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Church Psalmist #607

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Church Psalmist #607

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Good as Gold #139c

Heart and Voice #d16

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Heart and Voice #177a

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d65

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #828

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #539

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d55

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #894

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #894

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #833

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #833

Hymns of Salvation #d15

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Hymns of the Spirit #198

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Hymns of Worship #560

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Joyful Lays #197

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Sabbath School Songs #59b

Sacred Songs and Solos #693

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Seamen's Hymns #607

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d67

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Social Psalmist #607

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #798

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Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations #579

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d100

The Christian Hymn Book #d77

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d80

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The Christian Psalmist #621

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The Congregational Hymn Book #975

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The Cyber Hymnal #11655

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The Gospel Psalmist #905

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The Great Awakening #149

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The Harp #911

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a911

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The Psalms of David #H76

The Saints' Harp #d132

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The Spirit of Praise #323a

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The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #634

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The Voice of melody #111b

Virginia Selection of Psalms #d49

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Wondrous Love #175a

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