“Morning has broken,
Like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken
Like the first bird.
Praise for the singing!
Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing
Fresh from the Word!”

— Eleanor Farjeon

Morning Has Broken (1931)

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English children's writer 1881–1965

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