- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- Sweet is the breath of morning air;
- Sweet is the dawn, when skies are fair;
- Sweeter by far than aught beside
- In God’s own favour to abide.
- Verse 2
- Blest be the gracious power above
- For all our rest, and all His love;
- For health preserved, for strength retained,
- For faith renewed, for hope regained.
- Verse 3
- Wake, and the song of joy up-raise;
- Wake, and resound Jehovah’s praise;
- Praise ye the God of death and night;
- Praise ye the God of life and light.
- Verse 4
- O, let Thy watchful care, dear Lord,
- Direct each deed and mould each word;
- Check every though that turns astray;
- And guide and guard us through the day.
- March 19 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Morning (Wesley) composed by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876).
- Lyrics written by Horace Smith (1836-1922)
- Hymn #532 in The Hymnary Of The United Church of Canada