The Turning Year

 Both the recordings below are from the "The Turning Year: Pandemic Sessions Unplugged" EP. The 1st recording is vocal & piano.
The a cappella harmony version is performed by members of OCEAN & Windborne. This a cappella arrangement is by Windborne.

 Oh kind companions gathered here, all at the turning of the year
The hour grows late, our hearts grow fond - in melody shall be our bond
We live in hope, we pray for peace, we meet with joy the year’s new lease
The falling snow, the icy moonlight shining clear
So let us sing to welcome in the turning year
(version with piano: up 3) G D G D /  / D A Em G / Bm A - - / G A D -  
Now Yule is past, the old year fades, time heals all wounds or so they say
Though battle-scarred, we will prevail, we hold the pen that writes the tale
Do not regret the flow of years; for there is naught that disappears;
Our every kindness written large, among the stars
So let us sing to welcome in the turning year

 The tallest trees, the barest boughs, the callow choir of earnest vows
Whatever boon we ask of life, we ask it here, we ask it now
So let us toast to absent friends, to those we’ve hurt, let’s make amends
And those we love, let’s set them free, yet hold them near
So let us sing to welcome in the turning year

The minutes pass, the hour strikes, the mighty flares light up the night
Now let us raise a festive glass, that all we hope may come to pass
We wish you joy, we wish you peace, we wish you health, but more than these
The power to know, just what to keep and what let go.
So let us sing to welcome in the turning year (2x)
last verse: G D G D /  / D A Em G / Bm A - - / G A Bm - / G A D - 

- words by Jennifer Cutting, © 2021 Once & Future Songs, BMI. 
- muisc by Mick Ryan, © 2016 PRS. 
All rights reserved.

to play along with the a cappella version arranged by Windborne:
(up 2 - Windborne) C G C G / C G C D / G D Am D / Em - D - / C D G -
last verse: C G C G / C G C D / G D Am D / Em - D - / C D Em - / C D G -