Hymn

A Morning Song

Metre 8.6.8.6.

Once more, my soul, the rising day

Salutes thy waking eye;

Once more, my voice, thy tribute, pay

To Him who rules on high.

Night unto night His name repeats,

The day renews the sound,

Wide as the heav'ns on which He sits

To turn the seasons round.

O God, may all my hours be thine,

While I enjoy the light;

Then shall my sun in smiles decline,

And bring a peaceful night.

A Morning Song — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/a-morning-song

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote A Morning Song?

The words of A Morning Song were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including My Shepherd Will Supply My Need and Why Should We Start, and Fear to Die?

Is A Morning Song public domain?

Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. 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 Song?

A Morning Song is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Thou Only Solace in Sorrow, Fear Not and Our Father, God, Who Art in Heaven.