<P> The hymn originally appeared in the second edition of Songs of Praise ( published in 1931 ) , to the tune `` Bunessan , '' composed in the Scottish Islands . In Songs of Praise Discussed , the editor , Percy Dearmer , explains that as there was need for a hymn to give thanks for each day , English poet and children 's author Eleanor Farjeon had been `` asked to make a poem to fit the lovely Scottish tune . '' A slight variation on the original hymn , also written by Eleanor Farjeon , can be found in the form of a poem contributed to the anthology Children 's Bells , under Farjeon 's new title , `` A Morning Song ( For the First Day of Spring ) , '' published by Oxford University Press in 1957 . The song is noted in 9 / 4 time but with a 3 / 4 feel . </P>
<P> The hymn originally appeared in the second edition of Songs of Praise ( published in 1931 ) , to the tune `` Bunessan , '' composed in the Scottish Islands . In Songs of Praise Discussed , the editor , Percy Dearmer , explains that as there was need for a hymn to give thanks for each day , English poet and children 's author Eleanor Farjeon had been `` asked to make a poem to fit the lovely Scottish tune . '' A slight variation on the original hymn , also written by Eleanor Farjeon , can be found in the form of a poem contributed to the anthology Children 's Bells , under Farjeon 's new title , `` A Morning Song ( For the First Day of Spring ) , '' published by Oxford University Press in 1957 . The song is noted in 9 / 4 time but with a 3 / 4 feel . </P>
what is the song morning has broken about
what is the song morning has broken about
a hymn to give thanks for each day
a hymn to give thanks for each day