1
Begin the day with God!
He is thy Sun and Day!
His is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.
He is thy Sun and Day!
His is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.
2
Sing a new song at morn!
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.
3
Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow men;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
Not to thy fellow men;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
4
Take thy first walk with God!
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.
5
Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well
And all the day be love.
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well
And all the day be love.