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HYMNS OF A DAY: DAWN by LUCY LARCOM

First Line: O GOD, THY WORLD IS SWEET WITH PRAYER
Last Line: MAY HEAVENLY LIFE BE OURS TO-DAY!

O GOD, Thy world is sweet with prayer;
The breath of Christ is in the air;
We rise on Thy free Spirit's wings,
And every thought within as sings.
Thou art our Morning and our Sun;
Our work is glad, in Thee begun;
Our footworn path is fresh with dew,
For Thou createst all things new.
O God, within us and above,
Close to us in the Christ we love,
Through Him, our only Guide and Way,
May heavenly life be ours to-day!



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