27 lines
812 B
Plaintext
27 lines
812 B
Plaintext
MORNING HAS BROKEN
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Gaelic melody
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(music)
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(apologies to Eleanor Farjeon)
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MORNING HAS BROKEN, LIKE THE FIRST MORNING,
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BLACKBIRD HAS SPOKEN LIKE THE FIRST BIRD.
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PRAISE FOR THE SINGING, PRAISE FOR THE MORNING,
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PRAISE FOR THEM SPRINGING FRESH FROM THE WORD.
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SWEET THE RAIN'S NEW FALL, SUNLIGHT FROM HEAVEN,
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LIKE THE FIRST DEWFALL ON THE FIRST GRASS.
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PRAISE FOR THE SWEETNESS OF THE WET GARDEN,
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SPRUNG IN COMPLETENESS WHERE HER FEET PASS.
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MINE IS THE SUNLIGHT, MINE IS THE MORNING,
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BORN OF THE ONE LIGHT GODDESS GAVE PLAY.
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PRAISE WITH ELATION, PRAISE EV`RY MORNING,
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GODDESS' CREATION OF OF THE NEW DAY.
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MORNING HAS BROKEN, LIKE THE FIRST MORNING,
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BLACKBIRD HAS SPOKEN LIKE THE FIRST BIRD.
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PRAISE FOR THE SINGING, PRAISE FOR THE MORNING,
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PRAISE FOR THEM SPRINGING FRESH FROM THE WORD.
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