A Happy New Year

To the young, to the brave and the strong,
Before whom the future outspreads
As a board all light-handed to sweep,
The unknown, and the right and the wrong,
A Happy New Year!

To the good, to the tender and true,
Who have stood by our side on the path
Of life’s follies and troubles and cares,
The path that we all must pursue,
A Happy New Year!

For the old, for the frail and the weak,
To whom mem’ry calls up in a dream
The never attained might have been,
We with love and affection bespeak
A Happy New Year!