Hymn History- For This New Year

  • January 2, 2011
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For This New Year For this New Year we humbly ask Your grace; Help us to always see Your loving face Shining upon us, bringing peace within, Keeping our feet from paths of mortal sin. Dear Lord, we ask that we would always be Open to You, and that all men may see In how we treat them that we’ve made a pact. To let Your love shine through our ev’ry act. Within our fam’lies may we know Your peace; As we share moments let our love increase. Teach us to share with those we truly love As we would do so in that home above. Now for Your church, Lord, we would give You thanks, All kinds of people making up her ranks; Help her be true in all she longs to do That ev’ry act shall praise and honor You. For this Your world, dear Lord, we beg You now Beat ev’ry sword blade into humble plow; We seek that peace that we can help to bring When we acknowledge You as Lord and King. For me, O Lord, this too I simply ask; Help me to not shirk my appointed task, Teach me to trust, Lord, walking day by day, In simple faith that You show me Your way. D.A. Sandy Coverett (1935-) D.A. Sandy Coverett released this hymn in 2006. Coverett was raised in a Baptist home in Galt, Ontario, Canada. After spending many years in industry and management with various companies, Coverett decided to enter the ministry. Unfortunately he experienced some health problems that interfered with his dream of becoming a pastor. He did become an elementary school teacher later on and spent a lot of time involved in Christian camping for children. Coverett is married and has two children and currently resides in British Columbia. He loves writing and describes himself as a “wordsmith”. This song written to ask a blessing upon a new year has a great message, asking God for his guidance “day by day”.


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