Scripture Verse

In the morning my prayer comes before You. Psalm 88:13

Introduction

Words: Ja­cob B. Baltz­ly, in Buds and Bloss­oms for the Lit­tle Ones, by Em­ma Pitt (Bal­ti­more, Ma­ry­land: Em­ma Pitt, 1889), page 64.

Music: Bea­ver­ton Lee G. Kratz, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Baltz­ly or Kratz (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

When I, dear Lord, arise from sleep,
Each day my heart from ev­il keep;
On me Thy guard­ian Spir­it send,
To lead me safe­ly to its end.

But should I die along its way,
Amid the la­bors of the day,
And all the scenes that it at­tend,
To Thee my spir­it I com­mend.

And hum­bly ask of Thee, to lend
Me wings of an­gels, to as­cend
To Thee, in pa­ra­dise to­day;
And this in Je­sus’ name I pray.

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Morning Prayers
Martin von Molitor (1759–1812)