The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#539

539. God of the morning, at thy voice

1 God of the morning, at thy voice
The cheerful sun makes haste to rise,
And like a giant doth rejoice
To run his journey through the skies.

2 O, like the sun may I fulfill
The appointed duties of the day;
With ready mind and active will,
March on, and keep my heavenly way.

3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure,
Enlightening our beclouded eyes;
Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.

4 Give me thy counsels for my guide,
And then receive me to thy bliss;
All my desires and hopes beside
Are faint and cold compared with this.

Text Information

• First Line: God of the morning, at thy voice
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Family Devotion

Tune Information

• Name: HEBRON
• Composer: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #212, 223, or 336.