1  When thou wakest in the morning

       Ere thou tread'st the untried way

    Of the lot that lies before thee

       Through the coming busy day;

    Whether sunbeams promise brightness,

       Whether dim forebodings fall,

    Be thy dawning glad or gloomy,

       Go to Jesus, tell Him all.

 2  In the calm of sweet communion

       Let thy daily work be done;

    In the peace of soul-outpouring

       Care be banished, patience won;

    And if earth with its enchantments

       Seek thy spirit to enthrall,

    Ere thou listen, ere thou answer,

       Turn to Jesus, tell Him all.

 3  Then, as hour by hour glides by thee,

       Thou wilt blessed guidance know,

    Thine own burdens being lightened,

       Thou canst bear another's woe;

    Thou canst help the weak ones onward,

       Thou canst raise up those that fall:

    But remember, while thou servest,

       Still tell Jesus, tell Him all.

 4  And if weariness creeps o'er thee

       As the day wears to its close,

    Or if sudden fierce temptation

       Bring thee face to face with foes;

    In thy weakness, in thy peril,

       Raise to heaven a truthful call;

    Strength and calm for every crisis

       Come, in telling Jesus all.