Blessed be this world for holding one like you.
Blessed be the love that called and brought you here.
Blessed be the space and time of this new year;
Blessed be each word you say, each thing you do.
Blessed be the love you take, the love you give,
Blessed every power that holds you in its grace.
Blessed be the sky toward which you turn your face;
Blessed this strange altar where we die and live.

Blessed every darkness you have overcome,
Blessed every light that lit your pathway through.
Blessed every perfect part that's wholly you,
Blessed all you were, blessed all you will become.
Blessed from the distance, blessed when we are near,
My heart toward yours, unfaltering and clear.