Hymn
A Morning Hymn
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.
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.
Lord, thy commands are clean and pure,
Enlightening our beclouded eyes;
Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.
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.
A Morning Hymn — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-morning-hymn
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Morning Hymn?
The words of A Morning Hymn were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including What sinners value, I resign and My Dear Redeemer and My Lord.
Is A Morning Hymn public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of A Morning Hymn?
A Morning Hymn is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, From Every Stormy Wind That Blows, Pardon and Rest for the Weary Soul and The Wisdom of Redeeming Time.