
1 New ev'ry morning is the love
our waking and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and pow'r and thought.
2 New mercies, each returning day,
hover around us while we pray;
new perils past, new sins forgiv'n,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heav'n.
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 Old friends, old scenes will lovelier be,
as more of heav'n in each we see;
some sof'ning gleam of love and prayer
shall dawn on ev'ry cross and care.
5 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.
6 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love
fit us for perfect rest above;
and help us, this and ev'ry day,
to live more nearly as we pray.
Source: Our Great Redeemer's Praise #333
First Line: | New every morning is the love |
Author: | John Keble (1822) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | French translation: "Animé d'un nouvel amour" by Flossette Du Pasquier; German translation: "O Gottes-liebe, wie getreu" by Erwin Kleine |
Copyright: | Public Domain |