Morning Has Broken - sung by Jack Marti

Here is one of my favorite hymns, made popular in the early seventies by Cat Stevens. I first learned to play this song before I became a Christian when I used to attend a guitar mass at a Catholic church in El Cerito, California in 1974. (I'm not saying Catholics aren't Christians, I just wasn't one when I used to attend that chruch!) I learned a number of cool songs when I played with that group of young people.

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word

Sweet the rain's 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

Category:

Music

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• Morning
• Has
• Broken
• folk
• hymn
• guitar
• Cat
• Stevens
• Jack
• Marti

[ikansusu]

Can someone pls. explain what does it mean "Eden saw Play" in the third verse? Thank you.

[guitmartiman]

It's a metaphor, as if the garden of Eden witnessed the One Light (God) play (or create) everything He'd placed in this new world He was creating.

[BradfordandLasso]

always liked this song a real lot. good choice and rendition. 5*****

Paul

[guitmartiman]

Thanks Paul! I've been singing this since about 1974. It took me that long ('71-'74) to learn all the chords!

[Tracymmo]

Catholics are Christian too.

[guitmartiman]

Yes, but when I attended that catholic church, I was neither Catholic nor Christian. All I wanted to do was play guitar in the guitar mass with the other guitar players. I didn't know the first thing about what Catholics or Protestants believed, or really what constituted the difference. Some of the nicest Christians I've ever met were Catholic, including the ones that used to invite me to that guitar mass. I even sang a special there once! "If I Had Wings" by Peter, Paul & Mary as I recall.

[nickynoodles33]

played at my grandads funeral last friday - makes me cry

[612gideon]

Thank You  !

[ATOMIKDOG23]

nice version

[et7waage1]

Fabulous version of a beautiful song! Great job!

[GreenAshR47]

Very nicely done. This has always been one of my favorite songs. You do a good job hitting the higher notes

[jusavenz]

can you explain the chords you are playing

[ooggie101]

You do this song justice. Thanks for posting!

[lottiismynameo]

BELL PIECE!

[199ki]

very nice!

[ikansusu]

Oh thank you indeed Guitarman, you enlightened me!!