Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
411 Morning Prayer
Words: Lloyd’s Primitive Hymns, 1841
Music: T. J. Denson, 1935
Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)
Copyright: 1936 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Come, let us raise our voices high,
And form a sacred song
To Him who rules the earth and sky,
And does our days prolong.
Who through the night gave us to rest,
This morning cheered our eyes;
And with the thousands of the blest,
In health made us to rise.
Early to God we’ll send our prayer,
Make haste to pray and praise,
That He may make our good His care,
And guide us all our days.
And when the night of death comes on,
And we shall end our days;
May His rich grace the theme prolong
Of His eternal praise.
And form a sacred song
To Him who rules the earth and sky,
And does our days prolong.
Who through the night gave us to rest,
This morning cheered our eyes;
And with the thousands of the blest,
In health made us to rise.
Early to God we’ll send our prayer,
Make haste to pray and praise,
That He may make our good His care,
And guide us all our days.
And when the night of death comes on,
And we shall end our days;
May His rich grace the theme prolong
Of His eternal praise.