Morning Bells (Frances Havergal)

Frances Ridley Havergal was a 19th century English religious poet and hymn writer. Havergal wrote Little Pillows, a short book of children’s stories for bedtime. She then decided to write a book for morning.

In the beginning of this book she wrote: “But in the morning we want something to arouse us, and to help us to go brightly and bravely through the day. So here are “Morning Bells” to waken up the little hearts, and to remind them that we must not only rest in Jesus, but walk in Him. If the motto of Little Pillows might be ‘Come to Jesus,’ the motto of Morning Bells might be ‘Follow Jesus.’”

While this devotional was written for children, it should not be viewed as childish. This devotional contains the following:

1. Thy Holy Child Jesus
2. Even Christ pleased not Himself
3. Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe
4. Bear ye one another’s burdens
5. Yield your members as instruments of righteousness unto God
6. Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly
7. Faithful over a few things
8. Put that on mine account
9. Let thy garments be always white
10. Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us
11. Who giveth us richly all things to enjoy
12. The Lord is able to give thee much more than this
13. Whatsoever the king did pleased all the people
14. A new heart also will I give you
15. I will put my Spirit within you
16. The Lord shall fight for you
17. I will watch to see what He will say unto me
18. He careth for you
19. Under His wings shall thou trust
20. I am with you alway
21. Teach me to do Thy will
22. Ye have done it unto me; Ye did it not to me
23. Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee
24. Chosen to be a soldier
25. That he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier
26. Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it
27. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord
28. As seeing Him who is invisible
29. Let us lay aside every weight
30. Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation
31. I will love Thee, O Lord

Morning Bells
Or Waking Thoughts for the Little Ones
• Author: Frances Ridley Havergal
• Text from the 1875 version published by J. Nisbet & Co.