Singing the Living Tradition ‎#42

42. Morning, So Fair to See

1 Morning, so fair to see,
night, veiled in mystery —
glorious the earth and resplendent skies!
Pilgrims, we march along,
singing our joyous song,
as through an earthly paradise.

2 Tall are the verdant trees;
deep are the flashing seas;
glorious each wonder the seasons bring.
Brighter is faith’s surmise,
shining in pilgrim eyes,
from which our waking spirits spring.

3 Age after age we rise,
‘neath the eternal skies,
into the light from the shadowed past:
still shall our pilgrim song,
buoyant and brave and strong,
resound while life and mountains last.

Text Information

• First Line: Morning, so fair to see
• Title: Morning, So Fair to See
• Author: Vincent B. Silliman, 1894-1979 (recast, 1991)
• Meter: 6.6.9.6.6.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Morning; Faith; Nature and the Countryside

Tune Information

• Name: SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU
• Harmonizer: T. Tertius Noble, 1867-1953
• Meter: 6.6.9.6.6.8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: A. H. Hoffmann von Fallersleben's Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842