The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16825

16825. Happy New Year

1 Hail to the New Year’s day, sing it a roun­de­lay;
Fling away care on a dawn­ing so dear;
Keep it a fes­tiv­al, blithest and best of all,
For ’tis the hap­pi­est day of the year.

Refrain:
Happy, hap­py, hap­py, hap­py New Year;
Happy, hap­py, hap­py, hap­py New Year;
Happy New Year, Hap­py New Year,
Happy, hap­py, hap­py New Year.

2 Ye in high plac­es, sur­round­ed by sweet grac­es,
Everything need­ed to give you good cheer,
Cast aside van­ity, put on hu­man­ity,
Open your hearts on this day of the year.

[Refrain]

3 Chasten and op­en them, plen­ty of scope in them,
Lend to the tale of the help­less an ear;
Those who toil drear­ily, speak to them cheer­ily,
Bid them be joy­ful through­out the New Year.

[Refrain]

4 New Year, what mys­te­ry, hid in thy his­to­ry,
Waits for re­veal­ing in joy or in fear;
We’ll hope for glad­ness, un­shad­ed by sad­ness, and
Wish to the whole world a Ha­ppy New Year.

[Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Hail to the New Year's Day, sing it a roundelay
• Title: Happy New Year
• Author: Anonymous (1874, alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Happy, happy, happy, happy New Year
• Language: English
• Source: in The Brilliant, by William T. Giffe (Indianapolis, Indiana: 1874)

Tune Information

• Name: [Hail to the New Year's Day, sing it a roundelay]
• Composer: William Augustine Ogden
• Key: C Major