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Morning Hymn for a Child

Representative Text

O God! I thank Thee that the night
In peace and rest hath passed away,
And that I see in this fair light
My Father’s smile, that makes it day.

Be Thou my guide, and let me live
As under Thine all-seeing eye;
Supply my wants, my sins forgive,
And make me happy when I die.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #366

Author: John Pierpont

Pierpont, John, son of James Pierpont, of Litchfield, Connecticut, was born at Litchfield, April 6, 1785, and educated at Yale College, where he graduated in 1804. After fulfilling engagements as a Tutor in New Haven, and in Charlestown, South Carolina, he was admitted to the Bar in 1812. Shortly after he retired and went into business, only to leave it also, and to pass on to Harvard College as a student in theology. In 1819 he succeeded Dr. Holley as the pastor of the Unitarian congregation in Hollis Street, Boston. At length his zeal against intemperance and slavery caused him to resign his charge in 1840 [sic. 1845] (see Lothrop's Proceedings of an Eccl. Council in the case of the Hollis Street Meeting and the Rev. J. Pierpont). At this… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O God, I thank Thee that the night
Title: Morning Hymn for a Child
Author: John Pierpont
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #366

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #366

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #371

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #589

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #589

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Children's Praise #6

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #684

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Church Harmonies #941

Grammar School Hymn Book #d180

Heart and Voice #d174

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Heart and Voice #287

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #722

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d302

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Hymns for Schools #375

Hymns for Sunday School Worship #d57

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Portsmouth Sunday School Hymn Book #d110

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d451

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #526

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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #24

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The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d254

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d251

The Christian Psalter #d391

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #102

The Little Hymn Book #d53

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The Saint's Harp #167

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The Sunny Side #d88

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The Treasury of American Sacred Song with Notes Explanatory and Biographical #3

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