Glory to God ‎#664

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:
  Genesis 1:3-5
  ;
  Exodus 16:7
  ;
  1 Chronicles 23:30
  ;
  Psalm 5:3
  ;
  Psalm 57:8-11
  ;
  Psalm 59:16
• Topic: Care of Creation; Celebrating Time; Morning; Praise
• 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