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The morn of life, how fair and gay

Author: J. Cross Appears in 19 hymnals
The morn of life, how fair and gay

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PATIALA

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: The Sweet Singer by S. J. Goodenough and Karl Reden (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1863) Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 51121 76565 43551 Used With Text: The Morn Of Life
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The Morn Of Life

Author: John Cross Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16282 Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The morn of life, how fair and gay! Lyrics: 1 The morn of life, how fair and gay! How cheer­ing and how new! What hopes il­lume each op­en­ing day, And bright­ens ev­ery view. 2 Youth’s ard­ent minds, with joy elate, Elastic and sin­cere, Suspect no ills that may await, Nor yield a thought to fear. 3 But slip­pe­ry is the path they tread, In plea­sure’s dan­ger­ous way; A thou­sand snares around them spread, And oft their feet be­tray. 4 How shall they, then, their course pur­sue, On life’s un­cer­tain road? What friend­ly hand will point their view, To du­ty and to God? 5 In God’s own word the way is sure, And clear to ev­ery eye; It leads them on a path se­cure To bright­er worlds on high. 6 Oh be this word their con­stant guide, Their stead­fast hope and trust! It ne’er can fail, though all be­side Shall min­gle with the dust. Languages: English Tune Title: PATIALA
The Morn Of Life

The morn of life, how fair and gay

Author: J. Cross Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d398 (1822)
The morn of life, how fair and gay
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The morn of life, how fair and gay

Hymnal: Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #406 (1854) Languages: English
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Author of "The morn of life, how fair and gay" in A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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J. Cross

? - 1830 Person Name: John Cross Author of "The Morn Of Life" in The Cyber Hymnal Cross, John, d. 1830. An Exeter layman, who contributed three hymns to the Exeter Collection, 1812; also in the Dukinfield Collection 1822, and Bristol Collection, 1831:— 1. The morn of life, how fair and gay. The word of God the guide of youth. 2. With warm affection let us view. Reflections on the death of Christ. 3. With warm delight and grateful love. The character of Christ. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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