In Trust[9]
It's coming, boys,
It's almost here;
It's coming, girls,
The grand New Year!
A year to be glad in,
Not to be bad in;
A year to live in,
To gain and give in;
A year for trying,
And not for sighing;
A year for striving
And hearty thriving;
A bright new year.
Oh! hold it dear;
For God who sendeth
He only lendeth.
Mary Mapes Dodge.
[9] From "Rhymes and Jingles," copyright, 1874, 1904, by Chas. Scribner's Sons.
