Author: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Hymnal: Worship (3rd ed.) #661 (1986) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Topics: Joy Lyrics: 1 Is this a day of new beginnings,
Time to remember and move on,
Time to believe what love is bringing,
Laying to rest the pain that's gone?
2 How can the seasons of a planet
Mindlessly spinning 'round its sun
With just a human name and number
Say that some new thing has begun?
3 Yet thro' the life and death of Jesus
Love's mighty Spirit, now as then,
Can make for us a world of diff'rence,
As faith and hope are born again.
4 Then let us, with the Spirit's daring,
Step from the past and leave behind
Its disappointment, guilt, and grieving,
Seeking new paths, and sure to find.
5 So let us gather 'round the table
To taste and share what love can do.
This is the day of new beginnings--
Our God is making all things new. Languages: English Tune Title: STEEPLE BELLS
Is This a Day of New Beginnings