The God of all eternity,
Unbound by space yet always near,
Is present where his people meet
To celebrate the coming year.
What shall we offer God today –
Our dreams of what we cannot see,
Or, with eyes fastened to the past,
Our dread of what is yet to be?
God does not share our doubts or fears,
Nor shrinks from the unknown or strange:
The one who fashioned heaven and earth
Makes all things new and ushers change.
Let faith or fortune rise or fall,
Let dreams and dread both have their day;
Those whom God loves walk unafraid
With Christ their Guide and Christ their way.
God grant that we, in this new year,
May show the world the Kingdom’s face,
And let our work and worship thrive
As signs of hope and means of grace.
Tune: WINCHESTER NEW (‘Ride on, ride on in majesty’)
Words: John L. Bell and Graham Maule ©1989 WGRG, Iona Community, Scotland.From the collection Known Unknowns, 2018.
Remembering with thanksgiving Graham Maule who died on 29 December 2019. His songs will continue to enliven the faith of so many people, this year and for many more to come.
