Some years ago, popular singer Cat Stevens (who has become a convert to Islam and now spends his time in meditation) popularized Eleanor Farjeon's hymn, "Morning Has Broken." Pop stations played Steven's rendition all over the United States. People found themselves fascinated by the tune and also by the words. The hymn aptly depicts Genesis 1:1-5. Farjeon wrote: 

Morning has broken
Like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken
Like the first bird.
Praise for the singing!
Praise for the morning!
Praise for them spinning
Fresh from the Word!

Every time the hymn was hummed, played, or sung, the Creation story was being revisited. This hymn simply affirms that in a sense every day recapitulates the dynamics of Genesis 1:1-5. Each day offers us the opportunity to be awakened to the first dawn, …