A new year appears.
May this day, may this year;
May this world and its fear—
Its lives and our minds,
Its people of all kinds,
Be new; be made new—
Renewed in its hope,
Fulfilled in all joy,
Flooding our minds
With the love of our lives.
Unlock our hearts,
Encrypted with lies;
Our arteries hard,
With vanity’s pride—
Our veins return blue,
Polluted; without You.
Open our bodies
To drink in tears;
Drip real feed—
Infuse real iron;
Repair our tears,
Our disorder cares.
May our souls
Behold
You
In Your light,
And their eyes
Light up,
To Your living sight;
To know this love
That surpasses faith—
To be filled to the brim,
To the measure of Him—
Of all the fullness of Him—
Who passes understanding;
Of God who is Life.
The Life appeared:
Have we seen; have you seen—
Seen His glory been—
Our consciences seared?
The glory of the One and Only,
Who came from the Father,
Full of grace and truth:
Happy New Year!
