--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Richards, L. Lula Greene collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 24 number: 11 published: 1921-09 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'L. Lula Greene Richards, "A Morning Song," *Improvement Era* 24, no. 11 (September 1921): 1001–1001.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24011unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera24011unse start_page: 1001 end_page: 1001 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1921-09) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera24011unse publication_year: 1921 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1921, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # A Morning Song A Morning SongWith curtains gently drawn And softly blown apart, I watch the opening dawn With grateful, trusting heart. And in my soul as morning breaks, A song of loving praise awakes. The eastern mountains stand Tinged with the rising sun; Show how the Master's hand His skilful work hath done. And clouds at night were dark and gray, And golden with approaching day. Be glad 0 heart of Earth! Sing praise amid the strife Which hastens on the birth Of men,triumphant life. Black night will pass, and rosy gold Thy wakening vision shall behold. L. Lula Greene Richards