"Morning has Broken"; was Re: ADS-L Digest - 27 Feb 2009 to 28 Feb 2009 (#2009-60)

[Barbara Need]

On 6 Mar 2009, at 10:59 AM, Jim Parish wrote:

> Barbara Need wrote, of "Morning Has Broken":
>> Yes, the hymn is in the Unitarian Hymnal (pre-1961) and may be in
>> subsequent UU Hymnals. I have sung it often. Same tune.
>
> Out of curiosity, how do you sing the line "God's recreation of the
> new
> day"? I've always interpreted the second word as "re-creation", but
> Stevens sings it as "rec-reation". (Of course, etymologically
> they're the
> same word, but the current meanings are quite distinct.)

As you do.

Barbara

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