Blessed morn, in all thy splendor!
I will sweetest music render
And thy wondrous gifts proclaim.
All my spirit with rejoicing
Thanks the Lord for rest and care
And, His grace and goodness voicing,
Wings its way to Him in prayer.
But the commencing day also calls for consecration lest its hours be wasted and its opportunities lost:
Grant me, Lord, that on this day
Now with light and grace beginning,