Oscar Hammerstein II - Morning Hymn / Alleluia lyrics

[Verse:] O God, inspire our morning hymn Of love and gratitude Oh, bless the sacrifice we bring Thou Source of every good 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 Thy miracle of love so sweet Preserved us all secure While helpless in unconscious sleep Thy presence kept us pure 'Tis blest to rise, O Lord, and join With nature's minstrelsy To hymn Thy praise at early morn And offer thanks to Thee Sweet morning is the time to pray How lovely and how meet To send our early thoughts away Up to the mercy seat The glorious sun has driven far The mystic shades of night So in our souls the morning star Hath shed His wondrous light