I can hardly claim to be teaching anyone this song on this blog, but it is there in As One Voice, so for what it is worth I’ll include it. A traditional gaelic melody with words by Eleanor Farjeon and made famous by Cat Stevens. In his version he has “from the world” rather than “Word”, which is an interesting change.
My backing keeps things simple.
Morning has broken like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!
Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning.
Born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God’s recreation of the new day!
© Eleanor Farjeon 1957.
PS Many years ago I MIDI’d the Cat Stevens arrangement including the piano part by hand. This gives a piano roll effect like this:
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