Bring, O Morn, Thy Music

Bring

O morn

thy mu­sic!

Night

thy star­lit si­lence!

Oceans

laugh the rap­ture

To the storm winds cours­ing free!

Suns and pla­nets chor­us

Thou art our cre­at­or

Who wert

and art

And ev­er­more shalt be!

Life and death

Thy crea­tures

Praise Thee

migh­ty Giv­er!

Praise and pray­er are ris­ing

In Thy beast and bird and tree:

Lo! they praise and van­ish

Vanish at Thy bid­ding

Who wert

and art

And ev­er­more shalt be!

Light us! lead us! love us!

Cry Thy grop­ing na­tions

Pleading in the thou­sand tongues

But nam­ing on­ly Thee

Weaving blind­ly out

Thy ho­ly

hap­py pur­pose

Who wert

and art

And ev­er­more shalt be!

Life nor death can part us

O Thou Love eter­nal

Shepherd of the wan­der­ing star

And souls that way­ward flee!

Homeward draws the spir­it

To Thy Spir­it yearn­ing

Who wert

and art

And ev­er­more shalt be!