English pop musician and folk singer Cat Stevens included a version on his album Teaser and the Firecat. Stevens Cat Morning Has Broken tab Cat Stevens Morning has broken tabbed by Dieter Oberholster i converted the piano part into guitar.
It is often sung in children's services and in funeral services. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, 'Bunessan'. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, Praise for them springing fresh from the Word. Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. Morning has broken, like the first morning. The same tune was also used for a 19th Century carol 'Child In The Manger', with lyrics by Mary Macdonald. 'Morning Has Broken' is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. Preview: 30 sec only Quality: 192 kbps Size: 4.59 Mb Length: 3:21. It was first published as a Christian hymn in 1931 with lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon to a Gaelic tune known as Bunessan. All arrangements of Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens.
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Popularised by Cat Stevens hit version of 1972, this song has a long history. Get access to Morning Has Broken and thousands of sheet music titles free of charge for 14 days. This song was written by Eleanor Farjeon, a prominent author who was actually born in the 19 th century (1881-1965). As such “Morning Has Broken” is actually quite old, having first been published in 1931. In fact as the story goes, Cat Stevens discovered this piece in a hymn book.Ĭat’s cover came out on 1 October 1971 as part of his album, “Teaser and the Firecat”. And the following year, Island Records also released it as the third single from that undertaking.Ĭat Stevens’ version was produced by his regular collaborator, Paul Samwell-Smith.Ī musician by the name of Rick Wakeman played the piano, as well as reportedly worked on the song’s composition. In fact in the year 2000 he released his own instrumental version of “Morning Has Broken” (as well naming one of his entire albums after it). And apparently one of the reasons he did so is that he was under the impression that Cat never properly credited from for his contributions to the original. However, Cat peacefully resolved that matter with him shortly thereafter.Ĭat’s “Morning Has Broken” charted in nine countries, including peaking at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. Morning has broken like the first morning.