| Year | Yeartext |
| 2025 | “Give Jehovah the glory due his name.”—Psalm 96:8 |
| 2024 | “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” —Psalm 56:3 |
| 2023 | “The very essence of your word is truth.” —Psalm 119:160 |
| 2022 |
“Those seeking Jehovah will lack nothing good” —Psalm 34:10 |
| 2021 | “Your strength will be in keeping calm and showing trust.” —Isaiah 30:15 |
| 2020 | “Go, therefore, and make disciples ..., baptizing them.” —Matthew 28:19. |
| 2019 | “Do not be anxious, for I am your God.”—Isa. 41:10 |
| 2018 |
“Those
hoping in Jehovah will regain power.”—Isa. 40:31 |
| 2017 | “Trust in Jehovah and do what is good.” —Psalm37:3. |
| 2016 | “Let your brotherly love continue.” —Hebrews 13:1 |
| 2015 | "Give thanks to Jehovah, for he is good." - Psalm 106:1 |
| 2014 | "Let your Kingdom come." (Matthew 6:10, NWT, 2013 Revision) |
| 2013 | "Be courageous and strong....Jehovah your God is with you." (Joshua 1:9) |
| 2012 | "Your word is truth." (John 17:17) |
| 2011 | “Take refuge in the name of Jehovah” (Zep 3:12) |
| 2010 | ‘Love endures all things. Love never fails’ (1Co 13:7, 8) |
| 2009 | “Bear thorough witness to the good news” (Ac 20:24) |
| 2008 | “Stand firm and see the salvation of Jehovah” (Ex 14:13) |
| 2007 | “The great day of Jehovah is near” (Zep 1:14) |
| 2006 | “We must obey God as ruler rather than men” (Ac 5:29) |
| 2005 | “My help is from Jehovah” (Ps 121:2) |
| 2004 | “Keep on the watch ... Prove yourselves ready” (Mt 24:42, 44) |
| 2003 | “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you” (Jas 4:8) |
| 2002 | “Come to me, ... and I will refresh you” (Mt 11:28) |
| 2001 | “Stand complete and with firm conviction in all the will of God” (Col 4:12) |
| 2000 | “We are not the sort that shrink back ... but the sort that have faith” (Heb 10:39) |
| 1999 | “Look! Now is the day of salvation” (2Co 6:2) |
| 1998 | “Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved” (Ro 10:13) |
| 1997 | “Teach me to do your will” (Ps 143:10) |
| 1996 | “Become doers of the word” (Jas 1:22) |
| 1995 | “Be harmoniously joined together in love” (Col 2:2) |
| 1994 | “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart” (Pr 3:5) |
| 1993 | “Instruct me, O Jehovah ... Unify my heart to fear your name” (Ps 86:11) |
| 1992 | “Rejoice in the hope. ... Persevere in prayer” (Ro 12:12) |
| 1991 | "Let anyone hearing say: 'Come!'" —Rev. 22:17 |
| 1990 | “Be of good courage and say: ‘Jehovah is my helper.’” —Hebrews 13:6 |
| 1989 | “Fear God and give him glory.”—Rev. 14:7. |
| 1988 | “Hope in Jehovah and keep his way” (Ps 37:34) |
| 1987 | “As for me and my household, we shall serve Jehovah.” —Joshua 24:15 |
| 1986 | “Go . . . declare abroad the kingdom of God.”—Luke 9:60. |
| 1985 | “Fully accomplish your ministry.”—2 Tim. 4:5. |
| 1984 | “Speak the word of God fearlessly.”—Phil. 1:14. |
| 1983 | “Clothe yourselves with love . . . a perfect bond of union.”—Col. 3:14. |
| 1982 | “Become steadfast, unmovable, always having plenty to do in the work of the Lord.”—1 Cor. 15:58. |
| 1981 | “Your loyal ones will bless you. About the glory of your kingship they will talk.”—Ps. 145:10, 11. |
| 1980 | “And now, Jehovah, . . . grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness.”—Acts 4:29. |
| 1979 | “My Father is glorified in this, that you keep bearing much fruit and prove yourselves my disciples.”—John 15:8. |
| 1978 | “They will not prevail against you, for ‘I [Jehovah] am with you . . . to deliver you.’”—Jer. 1:19. |
| 1977 | “You have need of endurance, in order that . . . you may receive the fulfillment of the promise.”—Heb. 10:36. |
| 1976 | “Awaiting these things, do your utmost to be found finally by him spotless and unblemished and in peace.”—2 Pet. 3:14. |
| 1975 | “I will say to Jehovah: ‘You are my refuge and my stronghold.’”—Ps. 91:2. |
| 1974 | “Although the fig tree itself may not blossom, . . . I will exult in Jehovah himself.”—Hab. 3:17, 18. |
| 1973 | “But we, for our part, shall walk in the name of Jehovah our God to time indefinite, even forever.”—Mic. 4:5. |
| 1972 | “Say among the nations: ‘Jehovah himself has become king.’”—Ps. 96:10. |
| 1971 | “You will be witnesses of me . . . to the most distant part of the earth.”—Acts 1:8. |
| 1970 | “Go therefore and make disciples . . . baptizing them.”—Matt. 28:19. |
| 1969 | “Lift your heads up, because your deliverance is getting near.” - Luke 21:28 |
| 1968 | “Also, in all the nations the good news has to be preached first.” - Mark 13:10 |
| 1967 | “Here I am! Send me.” - Isaiah 6:8 |
| 1966 | “We shall not neglect the house of our God.” - Neh. 10:39 |
| 1965 | “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body.” Matt 10:28 |
| 1964 | “Filled with the holy spirit and ... speaking the word of God with boldness.” - Acts 4:31 |
| 1963 | “Now we are not the sort that shrink back to destruction, but the sort that have faith to the preserving alive of the soul.”—Heb. 10:39 |
| 1962 | “Be courageous and let your heart be strong. Yes, hope in Jehovah,” (Ps. 27:14) |
| 1961 | “In unity I shall set them, like a flock in the pen.”—Mic. 2:12. |
| 1960 | “Seek peace and pursue it. For Jehovah’s eyes are upon the righteous.” (1 Peter 3:11, 12) |
| 1959 | “Happy is the one that stays awake and keeps his outer garments.” (Rev 16:15) |
| 1958 | “As for me, in my integrity I shall walk.” (Psalm 26:11) |
| 1957 | “From day to day tell the good news of salvation by him,” Ps. 96.2 |
| 1956 | “Prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing.” (Malachi 3:10 AS) |
| 1955 | “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.” (Ps. 112:7 ASV) |
| 1954 | “Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever” (Ps. 145:2, CB) |
| 1953 | “Worship Jehovah in holy array” (Ps 29:2, AS) |
| 1952 | “Say to the prisoners, Go forth.”—Isa. 49:9. |
| 1951 | “Praise Jah, you people, because Jehovah our God, the Almighty, has begun to rule as king.” (Rev. 19:6, NW) |
| 1950 | “Preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2) |
| 1949 | “I . . . will yet praise thee more and more. (Ps. 71:14) |
| 1948 | “I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.” (Ps. 57:9, A.S.V.) |
| 1947 | “Oh praise Jehovah, all ye nations”. (Ps. 117:1, Am. Stan. Ver.) |
| 1946 | “Be Glad, Ye Nations, with His People.” Romans 15:10, Rotherham. |
| 1945 | “Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.” (Matthew 28:19, Am. Stan. Ver.) |
| 1944 | “Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God.” (Psalm 143:10) |
| 1943 | “More than conquerors through him that loved us”. (Romans 8: 37) |
| 1942 | “Blameless in the day of our Lord” (1 Cor. 1 : 8) |
| 1941 | “Salvation unto our God . . . and unto the Lamb” (Rev. 7:10, A.R.V.) |
| 1940 | “My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.”--Ps. 13:5. |
| 1939 | “But they shall not prevail against thee.” Jer 1:19 |
| 1938 | ‘Fear not; for the battle is God’s’ -2 Chron. 20: 15 |
| 1937 | “Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.” Obadiah 1 |
| 1936 | “For Jehovah and for Gideon” -Judg. 7:18 (Again, same as 1935) |
| 1935 | “For Jehovah and for Gideon” -Judg. 7:18 |
| 1934 | “In his name shall [the] nations hope.” -Matt. 12:21 |
| 1933 | “The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” Prov. 18: 10, |
| 1932 | “They shall know that I am Jehovah” Eze 6:10 |
| 1931 | “The Lord preserveth all them that love him ; but all the wicked will he destroy.” Ps. 145:20. |
| 1930 | “Sing unto the Lord a new song.” Isa 42:10 |
| 1929 | “I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.” Psalm 104:33 |
| 1928 | “Sing forth the honor of his name.” (Psalm 66: 2) |
| 1927 | “O Lord, how manifold are thy works !” Psalm 104:24 |
| 1926 | “Blessed be the Lord out of Zion.”--Psalm 135:21 |
| 1925 | “Comfort all that mourn.” Isa 61:2 |
| 1924 | “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” Matt 10:7 |
| 1923 | “We all, with open face beholding as a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the spirit of the Lord. 2 Cor 3:18 |
| 1922 | “Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor 15:57 |
| 1921 | “I will triumph in the works of thy hands.” Psalm 92:4 |
| 1920 | “The Lord is my strength and song.” Psalm 118: 14 |
| 1919 | “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; Lord, and righteousness which is of me, saith the Lord.” Isa 54:17 |
| 1918 | “The end of all things is at hand: Be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer; and above all things have fervent love among yourselves. (1 Peter 4:7,8) |
| 1917 | “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.”-Numbers 6:24-26 (Chosen by Brother Russell before his death) |
| 1916 | “Strong in faith.” Romans 4:20 |
| 1915 | “Are ye able to drink of My cup?” (Mt 20:22) |
| 1914 | “Be strong and very courageous.” Joshua 1:9 |
| 1913 | “What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Most High.” Psalm 116:12, 13 |
| 1912 | (Unknown) |
| 1911 | (offered) "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is perfected in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9) |
| 1910 | (Motto) “Love one another as I have loved you”—unto self-sacrifice. (John 15:12) |
| 1909 | My help cometh from the Lord (Ps. 121:2) |
| 1908 | (Unknown) |
| 1907 | “Ye are not of the world, even as I am not of the world,” for “I have chosen you out of the world.” John 17:9, 11, 21 |
| 1906 | (Motto) “In due time” 1 Tim 2:6 “Be patient therefore, brethren.” |
| 1905 | “Wisdom is the principal thing: Therefore get wisdom.” Prov 4:7 |
| 1904 | Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are reputable; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Php 4:8 |
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