O when the sun awakes the morning

1 O when the sun awakes the morning,
The happy, happy day,
The land and sea and sky adorning,
With brightly shining, cheering ray
Then hear Earth's voices, how they chime,
In praises for the billowed time!
Thanksgiving they raise,
And mingle in praise,
For all the sweet days.

2 And when the lovely night descending,
The still and quiet, quiet night,
Sheds welcome rest, with silences blending,
Till dawns anew the morning light,
O still the skies with anthems ring,
While stars their nightly praises sing.
With far-streaming light,
They chant their delight,
And thanks for the night.

3 This solemn voice of every creature,
Forever and forever heard,
Pours from the heart of faithful nature,
That liveth ever by His word.
And we may make our lives sublime,
And with the hymn of nature chime.
If righteous our ways,
And faithful our days,
Our life shall be priase.

Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #69