Hail smiling morn
Words and music: Reginald Spofforth (1770–1827), 1810.
One of the most popular of all glees, associated with Christmas in the North of England.
One of the most popular of all glees, associated with Christmas in the North of England.
Katy Lavinia Cooper, Alice Gee, Sheena Templeton, Daisy Abbott, Harry Campbell, Ian Alexander, David Titterington, Richard Reid.
LYRICS
Hail, smiling morn!
That tips the hills with gold,
Whose rosy fingers ope the gates of day.
Who the gay face
Of nature doth unfold,
At whose bright presence
Darkness flies away,
Hail!
Hail, smiling morn!
That tips the hills with gold,
Whose rosy fingers ope the gates of day.
Who the gay face
Of nature doth unfold,
At whose bright presence
Darkness flies away,
Hail!