BEGIN the day with God !
\nHe is thy sun and day ;
\nHe is the radiance of thy dawn,
\nTo Him address thy lay.<\/p>\n
Sing a new song at morn !
\nJoin the glad woods and hills;
\nJoin the fresh winds and seas and plains,
\nJoin the bright flowers and rills.<\/p>\n
Sing thy first song to God !
\nNot to thy fellow man ;
\nNot to the creatures of His hand,
\nBut to the glorious One.<\/p>\n
Look up beyond these clouds !
\nThither thy pathway lies;
\nMount up, away, and linger not,
\nThy goal is yonder skies.<\/p>\n
Take thy first meal with God!
\nHe is thy heavenly food ;
\nFeed with and on Him ; He with thee
\nWill feast in brotherhood.<\/p>\n
Take thy first walk with God !
\nLet Him go forth with thee;
\nBy stream, or sea, or mountain-path,
\nSeek still His company.<\/p>\n
Thy first transaction be
\nWith God Himself above!
\nSo shall thy business prosper well,
\nAnd all the day be love.<\/p>\n
~Horatius Bonar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEGIN the day with God ! 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. Sing thy first… <\/p>\n