A Hymn of Morning Praise
Authors: D.S. Warner • Composers: C.E. Hunter • Meter: 8.6.8.6. with refrain • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain
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1. O God, inspire our morning hymn
Of love and gratitude;
O bless the sacrifice we bring,
Thou source of ev’ry good.
Chorus:
Touch’d by thy hand of love, we wake,
And rise from sweet repose;
Thy praise shall first the silence break,
Thy peace within us flows.
2. Thy miracle of love so sweet
Preserved us all secure;
While helpless in unconscious sleep,
Thy presence kept us pure.
3. ‘Tis blest to rise, O Lord, and join
With nature’s minstrelay,
To hymn thy praise at early morn,
And offer thanks to thee.
4. Sweet morning is the time to pray,
How lovely and how meet,
To send our early thoughts away,
Up to the mercy-seat.
5. The glorious sun has driven far
The mystic shades of night;
So in our souls the Morning Star
Hath shed his wondrous light.