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“Whosoever loseth his life for My sake shall find it.”

We grow by giving, and the love

Which is most prodigal grows most;

We live by losing, and the soul

That spends itself, can truly boast

Of longest life.

So, Lord, take now our lives and loves

And make them move to any heart

Who needs them most; to souls who fail

And struggle in the strife apart—

Alone and tired.

Take this new year, with all its days,

And show us how to fill them each

With life and love which live and grow

In other souls: so help us reach

Maturity.

And give us strength—the strength of those

Who lean on Thee for constant power

Who living but to give, must learn

First how to find in Thee, each hour

Life’s energy.