Singing the Living Tradition ‎#39

39. Bring, O Morn, Thy Music

1 Bring, O morn, thy music! Night, thy starlit silence!
Oceans, laugh in rapture to the storm-winds coursing free!
Sun and planets chorus, praise to Thee, Most Holy –
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

2 Life and death, thy creatures, praise thee, mighty Giver!
Praise and prayer are rising in thy beast and bird and tree;
Lo! they praise and vanish, vanish at thy bidding –
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

3 Life nor death can part us, O thou Love eternal,
Shepherd of the wandering star and souls that wayward flee!
Homeward draws the spirit to thy Spirit yearning –
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

Text Information

• First Line: Bring, O morn, thy music! Night, thy starlit silence!
• Title: Bring, O Morn, Thy Music
• Author: William Channing Gannett, 1840-1923
• Meter: 12.13.12.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Morning; Celebration and Praise; God, Goddess, and Spirit; Nature and the Countryside

Tune Information

• Name: NICAEA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 12.13.12.10.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: This music in E-flat, 26