Bunessan

 

  Morning has broken
  Like the first morning,
  Blackbird has spoken
    Like the first bird.
    Praise for the singing!
    Praise for the morning!
    Praise for them, springing
    Fresh from the Word!
 
  Sweet the rain's new fall
  Sunlit from heaven.
  Like the first dewfall
    On the first grass.
    Praise for the sweetness
    Of the wet garden,
    Sprung in completeness
    Where his feet pass.
 
  Mine is the sunlight!
  Mine is the morning
  Born of the one light
    Eden saw play!
    Praise with elation,
    Praise every morning!
    God's re-creation
    Of the new day!
 
 
 
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1935)