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Backward looking o'er the past,
Forward, too, with eager gaze,
Stand we here to-day, O God,
At the parting of the ways.
Tenderest thoughts our bosoms fill ;
Memories all bright and fair
Seem to float on spirit wings,
Downward through the silent air.
Hark ! through all their music sweet,
Hear you not a voice of cheer?
Tis the voice of Hope which sings,
"Happy be the coming year."
Father, comes that voice from Thee,
Swells it with Thy meaning vast,
Good in all Thy Future stored,
Fairer than in all the Past.
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8 7 8 7
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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ST. OSWALD
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8 7 8 7
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| # 42 | No key | | # 107 | D | | # 141 | D | | # 519 | D | | # 664 | D | | # 274 | D |
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