Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis - A New Year Thought lyrics

Brother, who on some near morrow Makes a pledge conceived in sorrow Makes a New Year resolution Seeking plenary ablution. Makes a vow to cease from sinning With this New Year's beginning Here's a thought to give you gladness, Here's relief from old year sadness. Brother, you and I are men. We have sinned; and yet again Shall we sin. An old year's dying Still shall find us ever trying. Yet here is a thought worth knowing, While our wild oats we are sowing, Sowing where we may not reap Here's a thought to have and keep. Why waste effort in our sinning, For no goodlier grace we're winning? Let our failings serve an end That shall stand us as a friend. But when we make resolutions Bets of New Year institutions Let us heed the later breaking In an effort of their making. Thus, philosophy is giving Some excuse for our loose living. For, while these resolves we make Now to hold, and now to break, We are in our misbehaving Helping greatly with the paving Built of potsherd, scrap and shred That we'll some day have to tread.