A page is turned, and with the turn another year is gone,
And whether for the good or ill our lives are moving on.
The humble birth of God’s own son falls further in the past;
Now, in such days of hate and fear our hopes can fade so fast.
Our eyes did not behold the sight of child in manger laid,
Nor did our ears first hear the song the angel chorus made.
In times of educated doubt it can defy our will
To hold the hope that this low birth would in our hearts instill.
Lord, in this year approaching fast be born in us anew,
And place on us your holy charge to do the good and true.
TEXT: Charles Spence Freeman, December 2022.
MUSIC: Tune ST. FLAVIAN, Day's Psalter, 1562.
The twelve hymns of Christmas continue with a New Year's Eve reflection on holding on to the hope manifested in the Nativity amidst hard and doubtful times.
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