The Old Year Now

The Old Year Now - Alfred Deller/The Deller Consort

Written by：Traditional

The old year now away is fled

The new year it is entered

Then let us all our sins down tread

And joyfully all appear

Let's merry be this day

And let us run with sport and play

Hang sorrow cast care away

God send us a happy new year

The named down of christ we keep

Who for our sins did often weep

His hands and feet were wounded deep

And his blessed side with a spear

His head they crowned with a thorn

And at him they did laugh and scorn

Who for souls was born

God send us a happy new year

And now with new year's gifts each friend

Unto each other they do send

God grant we may our lives amend

And that truth may now appear

Now like the snake your skin

That's of all evil thoughts and sin

And to sold the year begin

God send us a happy new year