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THE MESSAGE OF THE NEW YEAR                   2.      
I asked the New Year for some message sweet,
Some rule of life with which to guide my feet;
I asked, and paused: he answered soft and low,
     "God's will to know."

"Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?" I cried;
And, ere the question into silence died,
The answer came, "Nay, but remember, too,
     God's will to do."

Once more I asked, "Is there no more to tell?"
And once again the answer sweetly fell,
"Yes: this thing, all other things above;
     God's will to love."

               Author Unknown