When thou wakest in the morning

When thou wakest in the morning

Ere thou tread’st the untried way

Of the lot that lies before thee

Through the coming busy day;

Whether sunbeams promise brightness

Whether dim forebodings fall

Be thy dawning glad or gloomy

Go to Jesus

tell Him all.

In the calm of sweet communion

Let thy daily work be done;

In the peace of soul-outpouring

Care be banished

patience won;

And if earth with its enchantments

Seek thy spirit to enthrall

Ere thou listen

ere thou answer

Turn to Jesus

tell Him all.

Then

as hour by hour glides by thee

Thou wilt blessed guidance know

Thine own burdens being lightened

Thou canst bear another’s woe;

Thou canst help the weak ones onward

Thou canst raise up those that fall:

But remember

while thou servest

Still tell Jesus

tell Him all.

And if weariness creeps o’er thee

As the day wears to its close

Or if sudden fierce temptation

Bring thee face to face with foes;

In thy weakness

in thy peril

Raise to heaven a truthful call;

Strength and calm for every crisis

Come

in telling Jesus all.