I’ve made up my mind; I’ve taken a vow,
Next year I won’t do the things I do now.
A fresh start is just the thing that I need,
I’ll have only good thoughts and do only good deeds.
Next year will be easy cause it isn’t here yet,
And I’ll do just what I say, on that you may bet.
I’ll turn unto Jesus; He’ll cleanse me from sin,
And into my heart I’ll let Him come in.
I’ll give Him my all and hold nothing back,
My life will then roll upon the right track.
But a little voice whispers inside of my head,
“By next year my friend, you just might be dead.”
Today is the first day of the rest of your life,
And every day is a waste that you spend without Christ.
Why waste an hour, a minute or less?
When every second with Him is a second you’re blessed.
Take your sin to the cross where the pardon is free,
Where the Savior’s paid the debt for you and for me.
He will fill you with power that comes with His Name,
Those who don’t use it, oh what a shame!
His Word will bring peace to the most troubled soul,
It’s worth more than the world and all of its gold.
He said He will answer all when they pray,
How foolish to put that off for a day.
Today is the day, for tomorrow knows not,
With all of your money another day can’t be bought.
The only good thing that the devil employs
Is intentions for tomorrow, that he truly enjoys.
For what we put off till next year may never get done,
But his fight for men’s souls is already won.
When the earth makes its orbit to this same spot next year,
Will you promise God the same thing He now hears?
The world turns, the years burn and slip by so fast,
And one day your time here will be a thing of the past.
What will you have to show for your days on the earth?
Don’t put off till next year, what you need to do first.
Heaven’s eternal, its where there’s no tomorrow,
And time spent without Jesus, is mankind’s greatest sorrow!
Tertius
In the time of my favor I heard you and in the day of salvation I helped you.
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
2 Corinthians 6:2
A note about “New Year’s Revolution”: New Year’s Day, when the earth revolves around the sun and comes to this same spot next year you will probably be doing the same things you swore off of, unless of course you have called on a Higher Power. But if you are calling on a Higher Power, you don’t need to wait on a new year. Today is the first day of the rest of your life.