My Prayer For 2013

Lord, I’ve never heard this hymn before but it is my prayer for this new year.  

“Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be 

In working or in waiting, another year with Thee.

Another year of progress, another year of praise, 

Another year of proving Thy Presence all the days. 

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace, 

Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;

Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;

Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest. 

Another year of service, of witness for Thy love, 

Another year of training for holier work above. 

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be

On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.”

“Another Year Is Dawning” by Frances Ridley Havergal 

“Therefore my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”  1 Corinthians 15:58

“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy.”  Psalm 65:11-12