Before I rise to meet the day

I fold my hands and softly say,

Father, may everything I do

Bring me closer unto you.

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Each morning when I wake I say,

I place my hand in God's today.

I know He'll walk close by me side

My every wandering step to guide.

He leads me with the tenderest care

When paths are dark and I despair,

No need for me to understand

If I but hold fast to His hand.

My hand in His, no surer way

To walk in safety through each day.

By His great bounty I am fed

Warmed by His love, and comforted.

When at day's end I seek my rest

And realize how much I'm blessed,

My thanks pour out to Him and then

I place my hand in God's again.

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