Through the chang­ing sea­sons
Of the chang­ing year,
With its light and sha­dow,
With its hope and fear;
Through each glad ful­fill­ment,
And each sad de­feat,
We have safe­ly jour­neyed,
And again we meet.

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God hath kind­ly led us
Through this chang­ing year,
By His guid­ing pro­vi­dence
We as­sem­ble here.

Records past and pre­sent
We may now surv­ey,
At this plea­sant mile­stone
In life’s on­ward way:
Knowledge claims new pow­er,
Truth her might ex­tends,
And the Mas­ter know­eth
New and loy­al friends.

Refrain

From this fest­al ser­vice
To our work anew,
With a quick­ened pur­pose
Hearts both strong and true:
Father, lead Thy forc­es,
One unit­ed band—
Ever on to con­quest
’Neath their king’s com­mand.

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