The Seventh Day of Christmas: New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

The Seventh Day of Christmas

 Thursday, December 31, 2020

     Psalm 148

Hallelujah.

Praise the LORD from the heavens,

   praise him on the heights.

Praise him, all his messengers,

   praise him, all his armies.

Praise him, sun and moon,

   praise him, all you stars of light.

Praise him, utmost heavens,

   and the waters above the heavens.

Let them praise the LORD’s name,

   for he commanded, and they were created.

And he made them stand forever, for all time.

   He set them a border that could not be crossed.

Praise the LORD from the earth,

   sea monsters and all you deeps.

Fire and hail, snow and smoke,

   storm wind that performs his command,

the mountains and all the hills,

   fruit trees and all the cedars,

wild beasts and all the cattle,

   crawling things and winged birds,

kings of the earth and all the nations,

   princes and all leaders of earth,

young men and also maidens,

   elders together with lads.

Let them praise the LORD’s name,

   for his name alone is exalted.

      His grandeur is over earth and the heavens.

And may he raise up a horn for his people,

   praise of all his faithful,

      of the Israelites, the people near him.

         Hallelujah.

translation: Robert Alter

Auld Lang Syne

by Robert Burns

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And auld lang syne!

And surely ye’ll be your pint stowp!

And surely I’ll be mine!

We twa hae run about the braes,

And pou’d the gowans fine;

But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,

Sin’ auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,

Frae morning sun till dine;

But seas between us braid hae roar’d

Sin’ auld lang syne.

And there’s a hand, my trusty fere!

And gie’s a hand o’ thine!

And we’ll tak a right gude-willie waught,

For auld lang syne.

Should auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne.

We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.