God Shall Be First

1God shall be first in ev'rything;
No other gods before Him;
Creator and Redeemer King, 'Tis pleasure to adore Him.

2First when with rosy morn I wake,— His pow'r mine eyes unsealing;
First when His bounteous gifts I take,— His Father love revealing.

3First when the crowding cares of day Impatient press upon me;
First when the gentle twilight ray With peaceful calm falls on me.

4First when I leave mortality,
The glad new song upraising;
First all Eternity, where we Shall dwell who here are praising.