Hymn
A Morning Hymn
See how the rising sun
Pursues his shining way,
And wide proclaims his Maker's praise,
With every bright'ning ray.
Thus would my rising soul
Its Heavenly Parent sing,
And to its great Original
The humble tribute bring.
Serene I laid me down
Beneath His guardian care:
I slept, and I awoke, and found
My kind Preserver near!
My life I would anew
Devote, O Lord, to Thee:
And in Thy blessed presence spend
A long eternity.
Amen.
A Morning Hymn — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-morning-hymn-3
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote A Morning Hymn?
The words of A Morning Hymn were written by Elizabeth Scott; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 2 more hymns by Elizabeth Scott, including Awake our drowsy souls and Joyful Homage.
Is A Morning Hymn public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. 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 Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Faith Its Author and Preciousness, O Lord, Our God, Arise and The Saint Happy, the Sinner Miserable.