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A MOMENT IN THE MORNING
A moment in the morning, ere the cares of the day begin,
Ere the heart's wide door is open for the world to enter in,
Ah, then, alone with Jesus, in the silence of the morn,
In heavenly sweet communion, let your duty-day be born.
In the quietude that blesses with a prelude of repose
Let your soul be smoothed and softened, as the dew revives the rose.
A moment in the morning take your Bible in your hand,
And catch a glimpse of glory from the peaceful promised land: