Thy Mercy, O Lord

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as me hope in thee. Ps. 88:22 New Year's morning! Yet, there is nothing new under the sun! Old things have not passed away, all things have not become new. Still we move about and whirl around, with all men and all things, within the vicious circle of vanity, hemmed in on all sides by impenetrable darknesses, limited everywhere by things earthly and temporal, and there appears to be no way out. . . . Vanity of vanities! It is still true, also...