A Hymn of Morning Praise

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O God, inspire our morning hymn

Author: D. S. Warner
Tune: [O God, inspire our morning hymn] (Hunter)
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 O God, inspire our morning hymn
Of love and gratitude;
Oh, bless the sacrifice we bring,
Thou Source of every good.

Refrain:
Touched by Thy hand of love, we wake,
And rise from sweet repose;
Thy praise shall first the silence break,
Thy peace within us flows.

2 Thy miracle of love so sweet
Preserved us all secure;
While helpless in unconscious sleep,
Thy presence kept us pure. [Refrain]

3 ’Tis blest to rise, O Lord, and join
With nature’s minstrelsy;
To hymn Thy praise at early morn,
And offer thanks to Thee. [Refrain]

4 Sweet morning is the time to pray;
How lovely and how meet,
To send our early thoughts away
Up to the mercy seat. [Refrain]

5 The glorious sun has driven far
The mystic shades of night;
So in our souls the morning star
Hath shed His wondrous light. [Refrain]

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Author: D. S. Warner

Warner, Daniel Sidney. (near Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, 1842--1895). Church of God. Reared on an Ohio farm. During the Civil War, he substituted for a brother. Later he taught school. He attended Oberlin College briefly in 1865. By 1867 he was licensed to preach by the Western Ohio Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennerian). His experience in preaching was gained on circuits in Nebraska and Ohio. In 1874 he was in trouble with the Eldership for preaching entire sanctification. Soon he joined the Indiana Eldership. In 1881 he was in trouble with this Eldership over sectism. Warner was an associate editor of the Herals of Gospel Freedom in 1878. this paper was merged with the Pilgrim about 1881, and the new paper was called th… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O God, inspire our morning hymn
Title:	A Hymn of Morning Praise
Author:	D. S. Warner
Meter:	8.6.8.6 D
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Touched by thy hand of love, we wake
Copyright:	Public Domain