Hail Thou Bright and Sacred Morn {Hail Thou Bright and Sacred Morn HALLE-Franz Joseph Haydn Hail, Thou Bright and Sacred Morn } Hail, thou bright and sacred morn, Risen with gladness in thy beams! Light, which not of earth is born, From thy dawn in glory streams; Airs of heaven are breathed around, And each place is holy ground. Great Creator! who this day From thy perfect work didst rest; By the souls that own thy sway Hallowed be its hours and blest; Cares of earth aside be thrown, This day given to heaven alone!