[MUSIC - "JOSEPH SMITH'S FIRST
 PRAYER"]
(SINGING) Oh, how
lovely was the morning!
Radiant beamed the sun above.
Bees were humming,
sweet birds singing,
Music ringing thru the grove,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love.
Humbly kneeling,
sweet appealing--
T'was the boy's first
uttered prayer--
When the pow'rs of sin assailing
Filled his soul
with deep despair;
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav'nly Father's care,
But undaunted, still he trusted
In his Heav'nly Father's care.
Suddenly a light descended,
Brighter far than noonday sun,
And a shining, glorious pillar
O'er him fell, around him shone,
While appeared two
heav'nly beings,
God the Father and the Son,
While appeared two
heav'nly beings,
God the Father and the Son.
"Joseph, this is my Beloved;
Hear him!"
Oh, how sweet the word!
Joseph's humble
prayer was answered,
And he listened to the Lord.
Oh, what rapture
filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God,
Oh, what rapture
filled his bosom,
For he saw the living God.
