Text: | Standing at the Portal |
Author: | Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879 |
Tune: | ST. ALBAN |
Arranger: | John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
Composer: | Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 |
1 Standing at the portal
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear;
Spoken through the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
Refrain:
Onward then, and fear not,
Children of the day;
For His Word shall never,
Never pass away.
2 For the year before us,
O what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found. (Refrain)
3 He will never fail us,
He will not forsake;
His eternal cov'nant
He will never break.
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient
For the coming year. (Refrain)
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Standing at the portal |
Title: | Standing at the Portal |
Author: | Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879 |
Refrain First Line: | Onward the, and fear not |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2006 |
Topic: | Special Subjects and Occasions: The New Year |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: HEMANS, No. 82; ST. GERTRUDE, No. 370 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ALBAN |
Composer: | Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 |
Arranger: | John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
Key: | G Major |