The One Year Book of Hymns

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My mom had a copy of The One Year Book of Hymns when I was growing up but I never paid much attention to it. Then early in December this past year, I stumbled across two used copies of it and grabbed both. One for myself and one to giveaway to one of you. I'm reading through this book over the course of this coming year and from time to time you might find some "inspiration" filling up some blog posts. You can read or ignore, the choice is yours. I'm sure that some days I'll feel more inspired by these tried and old hymns of the faith than others.

Interested in winning my spare copy? (I know you'll receive it after the first of the year but oh well. Better later than never! Perhaps you might just want to use it as a resource book, rather than a devotional.) Leave a comment no later than Sunday, January 4th and I'll select a winner Sunday evening before I go to bed. Make sure to leave a valid e-mail address for me to contact you!

Here's the first hymn in this devotional book for your enjoyment:

Another Year is Dawning
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 earthor else in heaven,
Another year for Thee.