1. Begin the day with God!
  He is thy Sun and Day!
  His is the radiance of thy dawn;
  To Him address thy lay.
2. Sing a new song at morn!
  Join the glad woods and hills;
  Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,
  Join the bright flowers and rills.
3. Sing thy first song to God!
  Not to thy fellow men;
  Not to the creatures of His hand,
  But to the glorious One.
4. Take thy first walk with God!
  Let Him go forth with thee;
  By stream, or sea, or mountain path,
  Seek still His company.
5. Thy first transaction be
  With God Himself above;
  So shall thy business prosper well
  And all the day be love.