Our deacon delighted us with a wonderful sermon this morning on this first day of 2012. In the Episcopal Church, we commemorate today as Holy Name day. In her sermon, our deacon read the text of a beautiful hymn from The Hymnal 1982. I share here with you the text of Hymn 250:
1. Now greet the swiftly changing year with joy and penitence sincere;
rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace another year of grace.
2. For Jesus came to wage sin's war; this Name of names for us he bore;
rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace another year of grace.
3. His love abundant far exceeds the volumne of a whole year's needs;
rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embrace another year of grace.
4. With such a Lord to lead our way in hazard and prosperity,
what need we fear in earth or space in this new year of grace?
5. "All glory be to God on high and peace on earth" the angels cry;
rejoice, rejoice, with thanks embracce another year of grace.*
May your year be filled with grace; happy new year, one and all.
* From The Hymnal 1982; words : Slovak, 17th century; tr. Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. 1919)
music: Sixth Night, Alfred V. Fedek
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