Morning Prayer (Reed)

Thankful for the morn­ing light

Shining ov­er earth and sea;

Thankful for the gift of sight

O Fa­ther

Lord

to Thee.

To Thee with all the heart I pray

Now at the dawn­ing of the day;

I know Thou hast me in Thy care

And Thou wilt hear my pray­er.

Thankful for the pow­er to hear;

Thankful for the pow­er to speak;

Lord

to Thee I bend my ear

Thy holy face I seek

To Thee my ear­li­est thoughts are giv’n

Like in­cense

may they rise to Heav’n;

And from Thee thence a bless­ing bear

In an­swer to my pray­er.

Thanks I give for strength and health

Making all my pulses leap;

Greater boon than bound­less wealth

Is wak­ing out of sleep.

Content and glad for each new day

O Fa­ther

Lord

to Thee I pray;

I pray to Heav’n for Thou art there;

And Thou art ev­ery­where.

Greatest boon is heart of love;

May at length this heart be mine;

Lord

Thou send­est from above

Thy love and truth di­vine.

And they shall purge the will­ing soul

Of earth­ly ills

and make it whole;

For Thou didst come those ills to bear

And canst not spurn my pray­er.