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664. Morning Has Broken

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Text Information
First Line: Morning has broken
Title: Morning Has Broken
Author: Eleanor Farjeon (1931, alt.)
Meter: 5.5.5.4.D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2013
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Care of Creation; Celebrating Time; Morning (1 more...)
Copyright: © David Higham Assoc., Ltd.
ONE LICENSE: 198845
Tune Information
Name: BUNESSAN
Arranger: Beverly A. Howard (2012)
Meter: 5.5.5.4.D
Key: C Major
Source: Gaelic melody
Copyright: Arr. © 2012 Beverly A. Howard


Text Information:

This 20th-century text was created to provide words for this traditional tune named for a small village on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland. Through repeated use of “new” and “first,” each morning is treated as a re-creation of the promise of the original day


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