Now with Creation’s Morning Song

Now with creation’s morning song
Let us, as children of the day,
With wakened heart and purpose strong,
The works of darkness cast away.

O may the morn so pure, so clear,
Its own sweet calm in us instill!
A guileless mind, a heart sincere,
Simplicity of word and will.

And ever, as the day glides by,
May we the busy senses rein;
Keep guard upon the hand and eye,
Nor let the conscience suffer stain.

Grant us, O God, in love to Thee,
Clear eyes to measure things below;
Faith, the invisible to see;
And wisdom, Thee in all to know.

Author: John Ellerton

Year: 1870

This is a morning hymn by John Ellerton (1826–1893), first published in 1870 in Hymns Ancient and Modern. It is sometimes titled 'Again the Morn of Gladness' in other sources, but the text matches exactly. No strong alternate attributions exist.