ELHB Hymn 175
The year begins with Thee
John Keble (1827)
Hymn Text
175. The year begins with Thee
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1 The year begins with Thee,
And Thou begin'st with woe,
To let the world of sinners see
That blood for sin must flow.
And Thou begin'st with woe,
To let the world of sinners see
That blood for sin must flow.
2 Thine infant cries, O Lord,
Thy tears upon the breast
Are not enough, the legal sword
Must do its stern behest.
Thy tears upon the breast
Are not enough, the legal sword
Must do its stern behest.
3 Seemeth it strange to me
My own will to deny?
Seemeth it sad, my soul, to Thee
Under the yoke to lie?
My own will to deny?
Seemeth it sad, my soul, to Thee
Under the yoke to lie?
4 I look, and hold my peace:
The Giver of all good
E'en from His birth takes no release
From suffering, tears, and blood.
The Giver of all good
E'en from His birth takes no release
From suffering, tears, and blood.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #175