A moment with the Bible,
‘Ere the cares of day begin,
‘Ere the heart’s wide door is open
For the world to enter in:
Ah, then, alone with Jesus,
In the silence of the morn,
In heavenly sweet communion
Let your duty day be born;
In the quietude that blesses
With a prelude of repose
Let your cares be soothed and softened
As the dew revives the rose.