1 

Begin the day with God!

   He is thy Sun and Day!

His is the radiance of thy dawn;

   To Him address thy lay.

 2 

Sing a new song at morn!

   Join the glad woods and hills;

Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,

   Join the bright flowers and rills.

 3 

Sing thy first song to God!

   Not to thy fellow men;

Not to the creatures of His hand,

   But to the glorious One.

 4 

Take thy first walk with God!

   Let Him go forth with thee;

By stream, or sea, or mountain path,

   Seek still His company.

 5 

Thy first transaction be

   With God Himself above;

So shall thy business prosper well

   And all the day be love.