5654. Pray When the Morn Is Breaking

1. Pray when the morn is breaking,
Pray when the noon is bright,
Pray with the eve’s declining,
Pray in the hush of night:
With mind made pure of passion,
All meaner thoughts away,
Low in thy chamber kneeling,
Do thou in secret pray.

2. Remember all who love thee,
All who are loved by thee,
And next for those that hate thee
Pray thou, if such there be;
Last for thyself in meekness
A blessing humbly claim,
And link with each petition
Thy great Redeemer’s name.

3. But if ’tis e’er denied thee
In solitude to pray,
Should holy thoughts come o’er thee
Upon life’s crowded way,
E’en then the silent breathing
That lifts thy soul above
Shall reach the thronèd presence
Of mercy, truth, and love.

Text Information
First Line: Pray when the morn is breaking
Title: Pray When the Morn Is Breaking
Author: Jane C. Simpson (1831, alt.)
Meter: 76.76 D
Language: English
Source: First appeared in Edinburgh Literary Journal, February 26, 1831, titled "Go When the Morning Shineth"
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: ELLON, George F. Root, 1820-1895; HODGES, John S. B. Hodges, 1869
Tune Information
Name: MEIRIONYDD
Composer: William Freeman Lloyd (1840)
Meter: 76.76 D
Incipit: 54332 12335 43432
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Can­i­a­dau Sei­on, ed­it­ed by R. Mills, 1840
Copyright: Public Domain



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