Aurelia (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-13).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 23 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: SATB version in English from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 23 KB, MIDI: 3 KB, NWC: 1 KB

General Information

Title: Aurelia
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns Meter:   76. 76. D
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Lyrics: 1874; Tune: Aurelia, Sam­u­el S. Wes­ley, in a Se­lect­ion of Psalms and Hymns, by C. Kem­ble, 1864

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Aurelia:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/n/anothery.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be

In working or in waiting, another year with Thee.

Another year of progress, another year of praise,

Another year of proving Thy presence all the days.

2.

Another year of mercies, of faithfulness and grace,

Another year of gladness in the shining of Thy face;

Another year of leaning upon Thy loving breast;

Another year of trusting, of quiet, happy rest.

3.

Another year of service, of witness for Thy love,

Another year of training for holier work above.

Another year is dawning, dear Father, let it be

On earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.

Lyrics: Fran­ces R. Hav­er­gal, 1874.

She wrote these words as a po­em for her New Year’s greet­ing cards.

The hymn was sub­se­quent­ly in­clud­ed in her Un­der the Sur­face, 1874, and Life Chords, 1888.