A Morning Hymn

Verse 1

God of the morning, at thy voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies.

Verse 2

O, like the sun may I fulfill The appointed duties of the day; With ready mind and active will, March on, and keep my heavenly way.

Verse 3

Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes; Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure; Thy gospel makes the simple wise.

Verse 4

Give me thy counsels for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compared with this.