Hymn
The Morning of the Lord's Day
Early, my God, without delay,
I haste to seek Thy face;
My thirsty spirit faints away,
Without Thy cheering grace.
I’ve seen Thy glory and Thy power
Through all Thy temple shine:
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vision so divine.
Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when Thy richer grace I taste,
And in Thy presence dwell.
Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As Thy forgiving love.
The Morning of the Lord's Day — Text from Book of Worship (Rev. ed.), 1870. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-morning-of-the-lords-day
Chord chart coming soon
Want to play this one? Leave your email and we'll let you know when the chords are ready.
Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Morning of the Lord's Day?
The words of The Morning of the Lord's Day were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1870. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Christian Warfare and Death and Eternity.
Is The Morning of the Lord's Day public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship (Rev. ed.), published in 1870. 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 The Morning of the Lord's Day?
The Morning of the Lord's Day is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God Reconciled in Christ, Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire and Walking in the Ways of Christ.