Now with Creation’s Morning Song

Now with cre­ation’s morn­ing song

Let us

as child­ren of the day

With wak­ened heart and pur­pose strong

The works of dark­ness cast away.

O may the morn so pure

so clear

Its own sweet calm in us in­still!

A guilel­ess mind

a heart sin­cere

Simplicity of word and will.

And ever

as the day glides by

May we the bu­sy sens­es rein;

Keep guard up­on the hand and eye

Nor let the con­science suf­fer stain.

Grant us

O God

in love to Thee

Clear eyes to mea­sure things be­low;

Faith

the in­vi­si­ble to see;

And wis­dom

Thee in all to know.