The Alliance
  • Alliance Life
  • News
  • Video
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Ministries
  • Events
  • Resources
  • MyCMA
  • Give
  • Serve
  • Pray

Browse by:

  • Alliance Life
  • News
  • Video

A Prayer for the New Year

Join the Alliance family as we ask the Lord for a year of hope, love, joy, and faith.

By Rev. A. B. Simpson, founder of The Christian and Missionary Alliance

What shall I ask for the coming year?
What shall my watchword be?
What would’st Thou do for me, dear Lord?
What can I do for Thee?

Lord, I would ask for a holy year,
Spent in Thy perfect will;
Help me to walk in Thy very steps—
Help me to please Thee still.

Lord, I would ask for a trustful year;
Humble, and yet so high;
Help to sink at Thy blessed feet,
And on Thy bosom lie.

Lord, I would ask for a year of faith;
Give me thy faith divine,
Taking my full inheritance,
Making Thy fullness mine.

Lord, I would ask for a year of love,
That I may love Thee best;
Give me the love that faileth not,
Under the hardest test.

Lord, I would ask for a busy year,
Filled up with service true;
Doing with all Thy Spirit’s might,
All that I find to do.

Lord, I would ask for a year of prayer—
Teach me to walk with Thee;
Breathe in my heart Thy Spirit’s breath;
Pray Thou Thy prayer in me.

Lord, I would ask for a dying world;
Stretch forth Thy mighty hand;
Scatter forth Thy Word—Thy power display
This year in every land.

Lord, I would ask for a year of joy,
Thy peace, Thy joy divine,
Springing undimmed through all the day,
Whether of shade or shine.

Lord, I would ask for a year of hope,
Looking for Thee to come,
And hastening on that year of years,
That brings us Christ and Home.

simpson-signature

fancy-divider

As many of us take the opportunity afforded by the New Year to draft a list of resolutions, these timeless words by A. W. Tozer will help illuminate a path to true and lasting change. From Five Vows for Spiritual Power, published by Christian Publications, December 1990.

  • Previous
  • Next

Related Stories

  • “Third Fold” Roots March 12, 2019
  • A Legacy of Loving the Stranger June 21, 2018
  • A Timely Thanksgiving Message from Abe Lincoln November 28, 2016
  • A Founder’s Expression of Thanksgiving November 21, 2016
  • A New Year’s Wish for the Ages December 30, 2015
  • Days of Heaven on Earth April 5, 2015
  • A New Year’s Greeting from Your Friend, A. B. Simpson December 31, 2014
  • Pray for the Impossible March 1, 2013
  • Rekindling the Flame September 1, 2008

Share

  • Share
  • Tweet

Get Involved...

Pray.

We cannot “Live the Call Together” unless prayer is central to all we do.
Pray with us »

Serve.

Is God calling you to service? We’re here to help you connect your passion with God’s purpose.
Serve with The Alliance »

Give.

Help build Christ’s Church by supporting the ministry and workers of The Alliance.
Give today »


Get Connected

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • MyCMA
  • Locate a Church
  • Locate an International Worker
  • Daily Devotionals
  • Employment
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • MyCMA

Our Web site uses cookies to streamline site navigation and provide a better online experience for you. Your continued use of www.cmalliance.org indicates your agreement to accept cookies from this site. ©2003-2022 The Christian and Missionary Alliance-All rights reserved. Some material used by permission.