With Thee, O Lord, begins the year, With Thee, and with Thy sufferings here; Thine own example makes it plain, We too must suffer e’er we reign. By giving up our will and way, By self denial every day, O help us thus to spend this year And all the time Thou giv’st us here! Thy way at first seems hard and rough; Its end is joy and peace enough: The land where days and years are o’er And change and grief come nevermore. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!