5 MORNING HYMN L. M. F. H. BARTHELEMON (1741-1808) 4 A-wake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of O God, Thy world is sweet with prayer; The breath of Christ is in the air; We rise on Thy free Spir- it's wings,And ev -'ry thought with-in us sings. A-men. 2 Thou art our Morning and our Sun, Our work is glad, in Thee begun; Our footworn path is fresh with dew, For Thou createst all things new. 3 O God, within us and above, Close to us in the Christ we love, Through Him, our living guide and way, May heavenly life be ours to-day! LUCY LARCOM (1826-1893) 2 With courage drest, strong-hearted, blest, 4 Oh, blessèd rest! With Christ as guest Fulfil thy work abroad; Fearless and true, thy way pursue, A happy child of God. 3 Amid the strife of daily life, Amid its noontide heat, Fear not to miss thy secret bliss, The rest of sonship sweet. Life's duty grows divine, Dross becomes gold, and, as of old, The water turns to wine. 5 Eternal praise to Thee we raise, Who deign'st with men to dwell; Great Word of God, Jehovah! Lord! Adored Emmanuel! JANE E. LIVOCK, 1880 9 STAINER 8.4.7.8.4.7. JOHN STAINER, 1872 Come, my soul, thou must be waking,Now is breaking O'er the earth an-oth Come, to Him who made this splendor See thou render All thy feeble strength can pay. A-men. Thou Light of life, light's liv- ing Spring,True Day,all days il- lu-min-ing: A-men. 2 Come, perfect Sun of heaven's love, In lasting radiance from above, 3 Confirm our will to do the right, And keep our hearts from envy's blight; Let faith her eager fires renew, And hate the false, and love the true. 4 O joyful be the passing day With thoughts as clear as morning's ray, 5 Dawn's glory gilds the earth and skies; The Father's help His children claim, And sing the Father's glorious name. AMBROSE of Milan (340-397). Tr. JOHN CHANDLER, 1837. Louis F. Benson, 1910 sun's red ban-ner, swift - ly flee; Now, when the ter rors of the dark are 5 Be this by Thee, O God thrice holy, granted, In part from Latin hymns of Gregory the Great (540-604) |