O Thou Whose Glory Fills the Heav'ns

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I was looking through some old poetry, and more specifically one that talks about the new year and happened upon a poem titled "New Year's Day" by Charles Moir. In his poem, there are 8-10 verses so I picked and chose which verses to include and changed a word here and there to make it a bit more relevant. There are precious few hymns that talk about the New Year and I thought this would make a nice hymn. I hope you enjoy it, and Happy New Year to you!

O Thou whose glory fills the heav'ns whose bounty clothes the earth. 
To Thee a hymn of thanks we raise for blessings from our birth, 
For that untiring love Thou dost, from day to day renew, 
O may it on our hearts descend like heaven-distilled dew. 

While ent'ring on another year our cares on Thee we cast, 
beseeching aid in days to come which cheered us through the past. 
That still the freedom may be ours to kneel down in Thy sight, 
and worship Thee at end of day, and in the morning light. 

How needful, then to train our thoughts, and fan the heavn'ly flame 
of faith, in the believing heart, triumph o'er sin and shame 
and holding by Thy word, Thou hast for love and guidance giv'n, 
pass through this world, obedient, true candidates for heav'n.