Morning Has Broken

5 Morning Has Broken

1 Morning has broken
   like the first morning,
   blackbird has spoken
   like the first bird.
   Praise for the singing!
   Praise for the morning!
   Praise for them, springing
   fresh from the Word!

2 Sweet the rain’s new fall
   sunlit from heaven,
   like the first dewfall
   on the first grass.
   Praise for the sweetness
   of the wet garden,
   sprung in completeness
   where God’s feet pass.

3 Mine is the sunlight!
   Mine is the morning
   born of the one light
   Eden saw play!
   Praise with elation,
   praise every morning,
   God’s recreation
   of the new day!
                         Eleanor Farjeon
                         Hymns for the Family of God

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Those of us of a certain age will automatically hear Cat Stevens singing this song. I didn't even realize it was a hymn until several years later…

You should take a few minutes to read the biography of the hymnwriter. Rather unconventional, to say the least.
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