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♪ GENTLY RAISE THE SACRED STRAIN, ♪
♪ FOR THE SABBATH'S COME AGAIN ♪
♪ THAT MAN MAY REST, THAT MAN MAY REST. ♪♪
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>> LLOYD NEWELL:
THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR,
ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE, AND
BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE PRESENT A
MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD
SPECIAL, "HAPPINESS
FOR A NEW YEAR."
CONDUCTING TODAY'S PROGRAM
IS MACK WILBERG, WITH LEANNA
WILLMORE CONDUCTING THE BELLS,
ORGANIST RICHARD ELLIOTT,
AND THE SPOKEN WORD BY
LLOYD NEWELL.
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♪ I THINK THE WORLD IS GLORIOUS AND LOVELY AS CAN BE. ♪
♪ THE BIRDS AND BEES AND BLOSSOMS BRING ♪
♪ SWEET MESSAGES TO ME.
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ A SONG OF JOY AND LOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ A SONG OF JOY AND LOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪
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♪ I THINK THE WORLD IS GLORIOUS AND LOVELY AS CAN BE, ♪
♪ FOR I HAVE TEACHERS KIND AND TRUE, ♪
♪ AND PARENTS WHO LOVE ME.
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ A SONG OF JOY AND LOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪
♪ I SING, AND SING, AND SING, AND SING ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ♪
♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪
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♪ MY THANKS TO GOD ABOVE. ♪♪
>> THE APPROACH OF A NEW YEAR
GIVES US THE CHANCE TO RENEW OUR
OPTIMISM, AND RECOMMIT OURSELVES
TO LIVE AND SERVE WITH GREATER
DETERMINATION.
IN TODAY'S PROGRAM, THE MUSIC
AND SPOKEN MESSAGE ENCOURAGE US
TO LOOK WITH BRIGHT CONFIDENCE
TOWARD A HAPPY, HOPE-FILLED
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
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♪ LOOK TO THE DAY WHEN THE WORLD SEEMS NEW AGAIN: ♪
♪ MORNING SO FRESH YOU COULD TOUCH THE SKY; ♪
♪ THE EARTH SMELLS SWEET AND EV'RY FLOWER LOOKS BRIGHT, ♪
♪ SHINING IN A DEWY LIGHT AS YOU WANDER BY. ♪
♪ TAKING THE TIME TO ENJOY EACH MOMENT; ♪
♪ TASTING THE FRUITS SPREAD ALONG YOUR WAY, ♪
♪ KNOWING THERE'S TIME TO SPARE, ♪
♪ DREAMS YOU CAN DREAM AND SHARE: ♪
♪ LOOK TO THE DAY, LOOK TO THE DAY. ♪
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♪ LOOK TO THE DAY WHEN THE EARTH IS GREEN AGAIN: ♪
♪ PROMISE OF SPRING AFTER WINTER'S SLEEP. ♪
♪ THE SOUNDS OF LIFE RETURNING FILL THE AIR, ♪
♪ MUSIC THAT'S FOREVER THERE FOR YOUR HEART TO KEEP. ♪
♪ DEEP IN THE EARTH LAY THE SEED OF LIFE RENEWED, ♪
♪ QUIET AND STRONG TILL THE TIME OF SPRING: ♪
♪ LIFE IN EACH BUD AND SHOOT, ♪
♪ LIFE IN EACH FLOWER AND FRUIT, ♪
♪ LOOK TO THAT DAY WHEN EARTH SHALL SING. ♪
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♪ LOOK TO THE LIGHT THAT WILL DRIVE OUT DARKNESS; ♪
♪ LOOK TO THE HOPE THAT WILL CONQUER FEAR. ♪
♪ GOD'S STRENGTH UPHOLD US TILL THE FIGHT IS WON, ♪
♪ TILL WE SEE OUR TASK IS DONE WHEN THE DAY IS HERE. ♪
♪ LOOK FOR THAT DAY WHEN THERE SHALL BE NO MORE PAIN; ♪
♪ SORROW AND SIGHING SHALL PASS AWAY. ♪
♪ PRAY FOR THE DAY TO COME, ♪
♪ TRUST THAT THE DAY WILL COME, ♪
♪ LOOK TO THAT DAY, LOOK TO THE DAY. ♪
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♪ LORD, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE GIFTS OF LIFE AND HEALTH; ♪
♪ PLANT A NEW SEED IN OUR HEARTS, WE PRAY: ♪
♪ HELP US TO SEE, O LORD, ♪
♪ HOW IT COULD BE, O LORD; ♪
♪ LOOK TO THE DAY, LOOK TO THE DAY, ♪
♪ LOOK TO THE DAY,
♪ LOOK TO THE DAY. ♪
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>> AS ONE YEAR WINDS DOWN
AND ANOTHER BEGINS,
IT'S NATURAL TO LOOK BACK--
AND AT THE SAME TIME
LOOK FORWARD.
IN FACT, REFLECTING FOR A MOMENT
ON THE PAST CAN BE A GREAT WAY
TO ANTICIPATE WHAT LIES AHEAD.
JUST AS MOST SUCCESSFUL
RETAILERS TAKE PERIODIC
INVENTORIES, DETERMINING
WHAT SOLD, WHAT DIDN'T, AND WHAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE, WE TOO WOULD DO
WELL TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR LIVES.
WHAT WAS GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD
ABOUT THIS PAST YEAR?
WHAT WORKED, AND WHAT DIDN'T?
WHAT DID WE LEARN OR ACCOMPLISH,
AND HOW DID WE IMPROVE?
WHAT PLANS AND PROMISES
DOES THE NEW YEAR HOLD?
CERTAINLY, THIS YEAR WE ALL WANT
TO FIND HAPPINESS AND
CONTENTMENT.
WE ALL SEEK A MEANINGFUL
AND WORTHWHILE LIFE.
WE ALL WANT TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF ADVICE
ON HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS.
BUT HERE'S A THOUGHT THAT SEEMS
TO CAPTURE ITS ESSENCE.
IT'S BEEN SAID THAT HAPPINESS
INCLUDES THREE THINGS:
SOMEONE TO LOVE,
SOMETHING TO DO, AND
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
FIRST, HAPPINESS MEANS LOVING,
CARING, AND REACHING OUT
TO OTHERS.
HAPPINESS AND LOVE ARE CLOSE
COMPANIONS--THE LOVE WE RECEIVE
AND ESPECIALLY THE LOVE WE GIVE.
IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE EASY,
AND IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE
RETURNED OR APPRECIATED,
BUT LOVE CHANGES OUR OUTLOOK
AND OUR HEART.
SECOND, HAPPINESS FINDS
SOMETHING TO DO--SOMETHING
PURPOSEFUL AND MEANINGFUL.
ONE PERSON FOUND THAT
VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING BACK
TO THE LESS FORTUNATE ALWAYS
MADE HIM FEEL MORE FORTUNATE
AND GRATEFUL.
ANOTHER FOUND THAT TAKING
CLASSES AND CONTINUING TO LEARN
MAKES HER BETTER ABLE TO HELP
THOSE AROUND HER.
IT'S NOT MORE BUSYNESS
WE SEEK BUT MORE MEANINGFUL WAYS
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND FINALLY, HAPPINESS HAS
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO--
NO MATTER HOW SMALL.
HAPPY PEOPLE ARE OPTIMISTIC.
THEY BELIEVE THERE'S ALWAYS
SOMETHING GOOD COMING.
IT'S USUALLY SOMETHING
SIMPLE AND DOWN TO EARTH:
GETTING TOGETHER WITH GOOD
PEOPLE, LAUGHING WITH A FRIEND,
A SUNRISE OR A SUNSET,
THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS
AND THE SKY.
ALL THESE AND MORE GIVE US
REASONS TO REJOICE
AND LOOK AHEAD.
SO LOVE, DO, AND LOOK FORWARD,
AND YOU ARE SURE TO FIND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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♪ FROM THE DARKNESS AND COLD OF WINTER; ♪
♪ FROM THE DORMANT AND LIFELESS DAY; ♪
♪ FROM THE HAPLESS AND HOPELESS LONGING, ♪
♪ GOD WILL ALL OUR DOUBTS ALLAY. ♪
♪ FOR THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY COMETH ♪
♪ BRINGING LIFE AND THE HOPE OF SPRING; ♪
♪ HEAVEN'S HAND WILL ENRICH AND BALM US. ♪
♪ BREATHLESS WE WAIT AND SING AT THE GATES, ♪
♪ AND WITH JOY WE AWAIT THE NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ SING A SONG FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ SING A SONG FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ PRAISE THE LORD FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ AND EV'RY BLESSING
♪ NEW YEAR AGAIN!
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♪ FOR THE NIGHT AT LAST IS OVER, ♪
♪ AND THE MORN HAS COME AGAIN. ♪
♪ LET US CAST AWAY THE SHADOWS; ♪
♪ LET THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN IN. ♪
♪ FOR THE WORLD IS IN GOD'S STRONGHOLD. ♪
♪ AND HIS HAND GUIDES EV'RY SPHERE. ♪
♪ FROM THE ASHES PAST, NOW THE LIGHT OF DAY IS HERE! ♪
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♪ LET THE SUNRISE ON THE MOUNTAINS. ♪
♪ LET IT SHOUT, LET IT SING HIS PRAISE. ♪
♪ FOR THE LORD IS THE GOD OF HEAVEN. ♪
♪ EVER HE WILL RULE AND REIGN! ♪
♪ AND THE PAST WILL BE DISTANT MEM'RY ♪
♪ AS THE JOY IN EACH HEART ABOUNDS ♪
♪ AND WE BASK IN THE LOVE OF THE FATHER. ♪
♪ NOW AS IT TURNS AROUND ♪
♪ AND ADJOURNS THE DAYS OF THE PAST ♪
♪ WE REJOICE AT LAST IN A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ NEW YEAR!
♪ SING A SONG FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ SING A SONG FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ PRAISE THE LORD FOR A NEW YEAR! ♪
♪ EVERY BLESSING
♪ NEW YEAR AGAIN! ♪
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♪ IN THE MORNING OF MY LIFE ♪
♪ I SHALL LOOK TO THE SUNRISE, ♪
♪ AT A MOMENT IN MY LIFE ♪
♪ WHEN THE WORLD IS NEW. ♪
♪ AND THE BLESSING I SHALL ASK ♪
♪ IS THAT GOD WILL GRANT ME ♪
♪ TO BE BRAVE AND STRONG AND TRUE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH. ♪
♪ IN THE NOON-TIME OF MY LIFE ♪
♪ I SHALL LOOK TO THE SUNSHINE, ♪
♪ AT THE MOMENT IN MY LIFE WHEN THE SKY IS BLUE ♪
♪ AND THE BLESSING I SHALL ASK ♪
♪ WILL REMAIN UNCHANGING.
♪ TO BE BRAVE AND STRONG AND TRUE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH.
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ AND TO FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH. ♪
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♪ IN THE EVENING OF MY LIFE ♪
♪ I SHALL LOOK TO THE SUNSET, ♪
♪ AT A MOMENT IN MY LIFE ♪
♪ WHEN THE NIGHT IS DUE. ♪
♪ AND THE QUESTION I SHALL ASK ♪
♪ ONLY I CAN ANSWER.
♪ WAS I BRAVE AND STRONG AND TRUE, ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH? ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE, ♪
♪ DID I FILL THE WORLD WITH LOVE ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH? ♪
♪ MY WHOLE LIFE THROUGH? ♪♪
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>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING
THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR
AND ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE
AND BELLS ON TEMPLE SQUARE
FOR THIS NEW YEAR SPECIAL,
ORIGINATING FROM HISTORIC
TEMPLE SQUARE IN SALT LAKE CITY.
PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN FOR
MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN,
MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU
THIS DAY AND ALWAYS.
♪ GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN; ♪
♪ BY HIS COUNSELS GUIDE, UPHOLD YOU; ♪
♪ WITH HIS SHEEP SECURELY FOLD YOU. ♪
♪ GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN. ♪♪
CLOSED CAPTIONING BY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
COMMENTS TO: DEAF@LDSCHURCH.ORG
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