Morning Has Broken, Like the First Morning - story behind the song and a close look at the lyrics 

I remember singing it as a little girl ❤ and my mother playing it on piano and keyboard while singing.

To me this hymn speaks of God renewing the world, time and again; forgiveness, fresh starts, and His faithfulness.

A song of God creating the world by his word.

This was a popular song that we sang in church in the 50s & 60s when I was young before Cat Stevens bought it out. One of my favourites & definitely one that you learnt when learning piano as it was a simple melody.

I have so enjoyed this lovely song as long as I can Fondly recall One last loving moment with my mother before she passed iwslked her in a warm early morning to a garden It now a fond loving recalling Us mom and daughter Thank you for your classic hymns Appreciate Beautiful this moment shall always be

My understanding of this song is that it’s comparing today’s “new day” to the very first day that God ever created on Earth (in Eden).

Absolutely Beautiful!! Thank you very Much

I is a beautiful song, used to sing it as little girl, but i believe she is comparing it to the garden of Eden, the first grass, the first dew, the first bird ever to sing praise to God and the first humans to ever walk with God in the garden, maybe playful running in the garden, in a way she is redeeming Eve's legacy as first sinner.

As I lie awake during this night in agony, I must commend you - this was awesome. You have a brilliant voice and your piano playing is awesome. I really like your version of this song. I remember Cat Stevens' version and I'm also a fan of Rick Wakeman. I watched this a few times.

I've always wanted to sing it in church, but I thought it might not be appropriate !! Thank you ! Now ill sing it !

I always heard the last line saying "praise for them springing fresh from the Word." Also, I understood "born of the one light Eden saw play," to mean God was playing in His re-creating each morning.

This is my favorite melody and song. I am glad you talked about and sang it. How beautiful is God's creation!

I never knew this was a hymn just a beautiful song by Cat Stevens then after I became a Christian we sang it in church. What a beautiful surprise! Thank you for sharing its history!

PRAISE THE LORD ♥️

When in hospital in Feb, friend tried to send song to my pH unsuccessfully. The hospital chaplain then sang it to me with same accent as you since was from Africa too! 😃

Beautiful

I love this song, b/c to me it parallels the work and resurrection of Jesus with God’s work of creation in Genesis 1 and 2. There is actually a long Christian tradition of holding creation and the harmony of the Garden of Eden together with the new creation brought to us through Jesus’s life, death and resurrection. So to me those pros about the first dew in the first garden, focusing on where God’s feet pass, etc… makes me think of God walking with Adam in the cool of the day in the Eden. If find this thought very encouraging b/c ‘the One Light Eden saw play,’ is the Son and Word of God; the light of life(as John 1 puts it). And for me, this is capped off by the last line of the last verse- “God’s recreation (or maybe re-creation?) of the new day.” This is particularly amazing given the creation/new creation parallel. From the beginning and especially through the new day (the Easter Sunday morning this song centers on), God’s vocation/recreation on earth has been to make/mold humanity into His likeness and image and now we have this light, this morning, for God through the grace of Christ by the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit can by His sanctifying presence mold us more and more into His likeness and image: the cross and the empty tomb brings creation (you and me) perfectly back into God’s hands- hallelujah.

Indeed Luke, the freshness of a new morning has something very special and even quite sacred. I take my little dachshund walking every morning around the wetland at Country Life and this is my quiet time and when I talk to God. I love the sound of the birds and the ducks, and the smell of newness. Thank you for sharing this song with us 🙏 ❤

My goodness what a beautiful voice, you're talented. That was awesome

Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word! Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from Heaven, Like the first dewfall on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where His feet pass. Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning, Born of the one light, Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning, God's recreation of the new day!

So true Luke even from an upstairs flat looking out onto the garden below, the sun coming up thru the trees oh man! What a gift from God each day. Amen These words are so beatutiful! 🎉

This was a flute solo at our wedding in 1975. Have loved it since I first heard it.

imagine that's the abundant praises for GOD'S creation: THAT FIRST MORNING AT EDEN long long time ago before the Fall! GOD bless. Emmanuel .

Morning Luke, I agree with you for Easter Sunday..... This has memories for me......We sang this song at both my late hubby's funeral in 1997 and then also fof my mom, at her funeral. I love this song and it comes to mind every morning when I open my balcony door at 6am. "Morning had broken" beautuful hymn. Thank you Luke, have a blessed Friday, a peaceful weekend 😊

I also knew it from Cat Stevens, before I was saved. Pray for him, he converted to Islam.

I also love this hymn, which I do not sing often. Thank you for bringing it forth. The tune make me a bit sad, but you have helped me focus on GOD, and the new day He has given, as a wonderful gift, thank you

From the first morning to the morning of the Resurrection. A new creation, born of the One Light Eden saw play. Tis God's reCreation, fresh from the Word.

Thank you for helping me to further appreciate this beautiful song. 😍 I enjoyed your performance and appreciate you.

Thank you for these wonderful recordings every Friday. It uplift me on Fridays after a often difficult tiring school week.

Good dayuke. Songs that you open for us have such new meaning to know the origins. Then the ministry you do is so inspiring and spiritual upliftment. You also have a very blessed way of speaking and your singing and piano playing is so blessed. Thanks once again.

The tune Morning g Has Broken is an old Scottish tune called Bunessan (probably from Irish origin). Mary M. Macdonald (Màiri Dhòmhnallach in Scottish Gaelic) (1789-1872), who lived in the crofting community of Ardtun near Bunessan and spoke only Gaelic, wrote her hymn "Leanabh an àigh" to a traditional melody. It was originally performed as the carol "Child In The Manger", Eleanor Farjeon wrote her own lyrics to the tune almost 100 years later.

Hello again! This is another of my favorites. I loved singing it as a round with a school friend.

Thanks Luke, for researching mornjng has broken. Much line you heard it from Cat Stevens. We sang it often in school assembly Just such simple but beautiful works. I just loved singing it 🙏

Beautiful 🙏

As always, such an eye opening beautiful song.

Beautiful 🎹🎶 ✝️ Thank you so much 😊

Well done, Luke. Beautiful.

Thank you

In the lyrics accompanying the song it is "fresh from the Word", not "world".

Jesus Christ is LORD 🙏❤️🥰😃

Thank you for reminding the world that Eleanor Farjeon wrote this beautiful hymn, not Cat Stevens. Two spelling issues . . . 'Stretham' should be 'Streatham', 'fresh from the world' should be 'fresh from the Word'.