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Morning Has Broken Hymn

Written in 1931, Morning Has Broken is a popular funeral hymn with uplifting and hopeful lyrics. The song was made widely popular in the UK by Cat Stevens when he recorded the hymn in 1971.

Hymn TitleMorning Has Broken
Hymn Writer / AuthorEleanor Farjeon
PublisherCat Stevens
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Morning Has Broken Hymn Lyrics

Morning 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.

Sweet 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. 

Mine 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.