Jesus, Holy, Undefiled

Jesus, holy, undefiled,
Listen to a little child;
Thou hast sent the glorious light,
Chasing far the silent night.

Thou hast sent the sun to shine,
O’er this glorious world of Thine;
Warmth to give and pleasant glow,
On each tender flow’r below.

Now the little birds arise,
Chirping gaily in the skies;
Thee their tiny voices praise,
In the early songs they raise.

Thou, by Whom the birds are fed,
Give to me my daily bread;
And Thy holy Spirit give,
Without Whom I cannot live.

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander

Year: 1848

This children's morning hymn is from Cecil Frances Alexander's collection "Hymns for Little Children" (1848). It is sometimes titled "Jesus, Holy, Undefiled" or begins with the same first line; alternate attributions are rare but occasionally listed as anonymous in later hymnals.