By Frances Ridley Havergal
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.
Stray Thoughts 
Amen.
I love this. Happy New Year to you and thank you for sharing this lovely poem.
Thank you for posting this poem – I remembered one line of it and was able to pull this up very qujickly.
Praise God for another year to serve Him.
Frances Havergal wrote another New Year’s hymn as well: “Standing at the Portal.” Both great for church services at this time of year. To learn more about the author and her hymns, I invite you to check out my daily blog, Wordwise Hymns.