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As powers of good so
wonderfully hide us,
we face the future boldly,
come what may;
at dawn or dusk our God
is still beside us,
to whom we trust, completely,
each new day.
Yet still old torments
cause consternation;
through days of fear
and grief we have despaired.
O, give our tortured souls,
Lord, your salvation:
the healing you have promised
and prepared.
Then offer us the cup of desolation,
brimfull of bitterness,
and we will stand
and drink with thanks,
in spite of trepidation,
from such a dearly loved
and gracious hand.
Yet should you bring us back
to share the gladness
of this bright world,
your sunshine breaking through,
we would remember times
of pain and sadness
and offer up the whole of life to you.
As evening falls, the candles
we have lighted
will point us through
the darkness to your light;
we long to be with
loved ones, reunited;
we know your love
outshines the darkest night.
As silence deepens,
let us hear the chorus
that harmonizes earth's
discordant days,
poured out from the unseen
that lies before us:
your children's soaring song
of endless praise.
By powers of good
so faithfully surrounded,
secure and comforted in spite of fear,
we live each day
with you Lord, unconfounded,
and go with you to meet
the coming year.
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