Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#452

452. New every morning is the love

1 New every morning is the love
Our wak'ning and uprising prove,
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
Restored to life, and power, and thought.

2 New mercies, each returning day,
Hover around us while we pray;
New perils past, new sins forgiven,
New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

3 If on our daily course our mind
Be set to hallow all we find,
New treasures still, of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.

4 The trivial round, the common task
Will furnish all we ought to ask;
Room to deny ourselves, a road
To bring us daily nearer God.

5 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love,
Fit us for perfect rest above;
And help us, this and every day,
To live more nearly as we pray.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: New every morning is the love
• Author: John Keble (1822)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: Samuel Webbe (1782)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major