Early seek­ing, ear­ly find­ing,
Ever hap­py, hap­py we;
Looking up in life’s sweet morn­ing,
Coming, com­ing now to Thee;
We begin our child­ren’s days,
Lord of Glo­ry, with Thy praise;
We begin our child­ren’s days,
Lord of Glo­ry, with Thy praise.

Early ask­ing, ear­ly get­ting,
Ever hap­py, hap­py we;
We would ev­er, bless­èd Je­sus,
Love and fol­low, fol­low Thee;
In Thy pre­sence there is joy,
In Thy ser­vice blest em­ploy;
In Thy pre­sence there is joy,
In Thy ser­vice blest em­ploy.

Early knock­ing, ear­ly op­en­ing,
Ever hap­py, hap­py we;
By the ho­ly gate we en­ter,
Lord, to dwell, to dwell with Thee;
In the ci­ty of the blest,
In the home of heav’n­ly rest;
In the ci­ty of the blest,
In the home of heav’n­ly rest.

Early lov­ing, ear­ly trust­ing,
Ever hap­py, hap­py we;
Mounting up­ward, press­ing on­ward,
Closer, clos­er drawn to Thee;
Earthly joys we leave be­hind,
All in Thee, O Christ, to find;
Earthly joys we leave be­hind,
All in Thee, O Christ, to find.