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BEGIN WITH GOD
Begin the day with God!
He is thy sun and day;
He is the radiance of thy dawn,
To Him address thy lay.
He is thy sun and day;
He is the radiance of thy dawn,
To Him address thy lay.
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.
Join the glad woods and hills;
Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
Join the bright flowers and rills.
Sing thy first song to God!
Not to thy fellow-man;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
Not to thy fellow-man;
Not to the creatures of His hand,
But to the glorious One.
Awake, cold lips, and sing!
Arise, dull knees, and pray;
Lift up, O man, thy heart and eyes,
Brush slothfulness away.
Arise, dull knees, and pray;
Lift up, O man, thy heart and eyes,
Brush slothfulness away.
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Look up beyond these clouds!
Thither thy pathway lies;
Mount up, away, and linger not,
Thy goal is yonder skies.
Thither thy pathway lies;
Mount up, away, and linger not,
Thy goal is yonder skies.
Cast every weight aside!
Do battle with each sin;
Fight with the faithless world without,
The faithless heart within.
Do battle with each sin;
Fight with the faithless world without,
The faithless heart within.
Take thy first meal with God!
He is thy heavenly food;
Feed with and on Him; He with thee
Will feast in brotherhood.
He is thy heavenly food;
Feed with and on Him; He with thee
Will feast in brotherhood.
Take thy first walk with God!
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain-path,
Seek still His company.
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream, or sea, or mountain-path,
Seek still His company.
Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above!
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be love.
With God Himself above!
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be love.
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