Scripture Verse

You crown the year with Your goodness; your paths overflow with plenty. Psalm 65:11

Introduction

Words: An­ony­mous, in The Brill­iant, by Will­iam T. Gif­fe (In­di­an­apo­lis, In­di­ana, 1874), page 24.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the ly­ri­cist, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Hail to the New Year’s day, sing it a roun­de­lay;
Fling away care on a dawn­ing so dear;
Keep it a fes­tiv­al, blithest and best of all,
For ’tis the hap­pi­est day of the year.

Refrain

Happy, hap­py, hap­py, hap­py New Year;
Happy, hap­py, hap­py, hap­py New Year;
Happy New Year, Hap­py New Year,
Happy, hap­py, hap­py New Year.

Ye in high plac­es, sur­round­ed by sweet grac­es,
Everything need­ed to give you good cheer,
Cast aside van­ity, put on hu­man­ity,
Open your hearts on this day of the year.

Refrain

Chasten and op­en them, plen­ty of scope in them,
Lend to the tale of the help­less an ear;
Those who toil drear­ily, speak to them cheer­ily,
Bid them be joy­ful through­out the New Year.

Refrain

New Year, what mys­te­ry, hid in thy his­to­ry,
Waits for re­veal­ing in joy or in fear;
We’ll hope for glad­ness, un­shad­ed by sad­ness, and
Wish to the whole world a Ha­ppy New Year.

Refrain