1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand
By which, supported still, we stand:
The opening year thy mercy shows;
Let mercy crown it till the close.

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guarded by our God;
By his incessant bounty fed,
By his unerring counsel led.

3 With grateful hearts the past we own:
The future, all to us unknown,
We to thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before thy feet.

4 In scenes exalted or depressed,
Be thou our joy and thou our rest:
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,
Adored through all our changing days.