Cat Stevens – Morning Has Broken

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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 world.

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 ev'ry morning,
God's recreation of the new day.

Morning has broken...

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Track duration: 03:18

"Morning Has Broken" as written by Mark Stevens, Traditional,

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    Song Meaning:The song may have been intended as a prayer, but to me it celebrates new life in it's first morning and the joy that he or she brings to all of us who share in the wonder of that birth.
    Flag Javalationon March 23, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:My wife of 22 plus years picked this as one of the songs at our wedding. I was one of those who basically said, "honey, plan the wedding the way you want it, I promise I will be there..." It was not until TODAY (12-8-2011) that, upon hearing this song, I finally listened to the words, then looked them up and...thank you sweetheart, you picked a perfect song, even if I just figured it out. You made me cry today. I Love you....
    Flag niceguysfinishon December 08, 2011   Link
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    Memory:Find this a really beautiful song, it was played as one of the hymns at my mum's funeral and every time I hear this it kinda reminds me of that day. It's one of those songs that makes me feel sad but joyful at the same time
    Flag mockingmuppet89on September 24, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:It references Jesus walking: "praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where his feet pass"
    Flag SWLinPHXon May 29, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:The song creates such a beautiful image and says we must be happy that this beauty repeats every day.
    Flag Natcrazzon April 07, 2010   Link
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    Memory:I was at a funeral a year ago for my cousin and his family had set up a picture video on a TV and it had been playing an incredibly sad instrumental song and it wasn't until several months later, I heard "Morning Has Broken" on the radio and realized that had been the song in the video, so every time I hear this song, I think of my cousin, especially because his death hit so close to home to me.
    Flag MMMMForbiddenDonuton October 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:you don't speak good either :)
    Flagged Richie45069on July 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I like this song so much that I always like playing it on my brother's guitar, i don;t play good, though.
    Flag bear_hug20on September 02, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Actually, it's a slightly modified version of a hymn, when words writted by Eleanor Farjeon in 1931 and the tune based on a Gaelic melody known as Bunessan.
    Flag groupingon June 20, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:great song
    Flag heyitsme2on April 20, 2003   Link

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