Begin With God

By Horatius Bonar

Begin the day with God;
He is thy Sun and day;
He is the radiance of thy dawn;
To Him address thy lay.

Sing thy first song to God
Not to thy fellow man;
Not to the creatures of His hand
But to the Glorious One.

Take thy first meal with God,
He is thy heavenly food;
Feed with and on Him; He with thee
Will feast in brotherhood.

Take thy first walk with God;
Let Him go forth with thee;
By stream or sea, or mountain path,
Seek still His company.

Thy first transaction be
With God Himself above;
So shall thy business prosper well,
And all the day be Love.