The New English Hymnal ‎#238

238. New every morning is the love

1 New every morning is the love
Our wakening 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,
Would 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.

Text Information

• First Line: New every morning is the love
• Author: John Keble, 1792-1866
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: MELCOMBE
• Composer: Samuel Webbe the elder, c. 1740-1816
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major