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SDA Hymnal 44

Morning Has Broken

Words: Eleanor FarjeonMusic: Traditional GaelicTune: Bunessan5.5.5.4.D

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1Morning has broken
Like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken
Like the first bird.
Praise for the singing!
Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing
Fresh from the Word!

2Sweet the rain's new fall
Sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall
On the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness
Of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness
Where His feet pass.

3Mine is the sunlight!
Mine is the morning
Born of the one light
Eden saw play!
Praise with elation,
Praise every morning,
God's re-creation
Of the new day!

Meter
5.5.5.4.D
Scripture
Genesis 1:31; Psalm 104:24; Lamentations 3:23

© Eleanor Farjeon

The verse

Meter
5.5.5.4.5.5.5.4 · as printed
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABACDBDC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Morning has broken/˘˘/˘5A
Like the first morning,/˘//˘5B
Blackbird has spoken/˘˘/˘5A
Like the first bird./˘//4C
Praise for the singing!/˘˘/˘5D
Praise for the morning!/˘˘/˘5B
Praise for them springing/˘˘/˘5D
Fresh from the Word!/˘˘/4C

Verse 2

Sweet the rain's new fall/˘///5A
Sunlit from heaven,//˘/˘5B
Like the first dewfall/˘/??5C
On the first grass.˘˘//4D
Praise for the sweetness/˘˘/˘5E
Of the wet garden,˘˘//˘5F
Sprung in completeness/˘˘/˘5E
Where His feet pass./˘//4D

Verse 3

Mine is the sunlight!/˘˘//5A
Mine is the morning/˘˘/˘5B
Born of the one light/˘˘//5A
Eden saw play!/˘//4C
Praise with elation,/˘˘/˘5D
Praise every morning,//˘/˘5B
God's re-creation//˘/˘5D
Of the new day!˘˘//4C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.