Welcome are those that are here,
Welcome all, and make good cheer,
Welcome all, another year.

As we start the New Year,
Let's get down on our knees
to thank God we're on our feet.

Here's to a bright New Year
And a fond farewell to the old;
Here's to things that are yet to come
And to the memories that we hold.

In the New Year,
May your right hand always be stretched out in friendship,
but never in want.

May your troubles be less
And your blessings be more.
And nothing but happiness
Come through your door.

May you have food and raiment,
A soft pillow for your head,
May you be forty years in heaven
Before the devil knows you're dead.

May the road rise up before you,
and the wind be always at your back,
and the good Lord hold you in the hollow of his hands.

May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you.

Dance as if no one were watching, sing as if no one were listening, and live every day as if it were your last.