These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Waiting for the Year to Come

New Year's Eve, so bold and bright.
New Year's Eve, we change tonight.
Watching for one number new.
12 more months of things to do.

If The Lord doth give us leave,
by His Hand we will achieve.
If The Lord doth say us, "Stay,"
we'll wait on His Grand Face today.

We will do or we'll forbare
for all of life is by His Care.
Much good we hope we'll do and serve
by Grace, since Hell we do deserve.

Never think we strong enough
to by our power His Goodness bluff,
but think of Grace, that gives us pow'r
to stand for Him in ev'ry hour.

This New Year Happy, let's embrace.
Each day we spend in His Dear Grace.
When New Year's Eve we live, again,
let's thank Him for what He did win.

by Jay O’Toole
on December 31st, 2021