Morning Hymn – Carol Barnett

Composer: Carol Barnett Text by: John Keble (1792-1866) Instrumentation: SATB, organ Duration: Approx. 3'15" Date Written:  2018 Composer’s note: This setting of the first poem from John Keble’s The Christian Year begins in lively C major/Lydian, picturing the joy of first awakening to a day full of possibilities. The more thoughtful middle section counts the blessings of each day and asks for help “to live more nearly as we pray.” Morning Hymn was commissioned in 2018 by Plymouth Congregational Church in celebration of Carolyn Brunelle’s 50 years as a member of the Plymouth Choir. The  text is one of her favorites. text Morning Hymn  New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought.  New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New