Bless, O Lord, The Opening Year
To Each Soul Assembled Here;
Clothe Thy Word With Power Divine,
Make Us Willing To Be Thine.

Shepherd Of Thy Blood-Bought Sheep,
Teach The Stony Hearts To Weep;
Let The Blind Have Eyes To See,
See Themselves, And Look To Thee.

Where Thou Hast Thy Work Begun,
Give New Strength The Race To Run;
Scatter Darkness, Doubts, And Fears;
Wipe Away The Mourner’s Tears.

Bless Us All, Both Old And Young;
Call Forth Praise From Every Tongue;
Let This Whole Assembly Prove
All Thy Power And All Thy Love.