How Beautiful is the Morning              With a bouquet of carnations,
C                                             Dm
How beautiful is the morning              We have come to sing our song,
     Dm                                       G
As we come to waken you;                  And make your day full of color
    G                                             G    G7    C
With God's early blessing,                So that you may carry on.
    G          G7       C
With pleasure we sing to you.                 F
                                          The dawn is now appearing;
       C                                      G
On the day that you were born             The rays of the sun break through.
     Dm                                        C     G           C
The flowers came into bloom               Rise early this bright morning
       G                                       G          G7         C
And at the baptismal font,                as we sing Happy Birthday to you
        G            G7          C
All the saints brought forth their song   BIRTHDAY ROUND THE LEI
.                                                            C
                                          We are here to greet you
    F                                                   G
The dawn is now appearing;                On your natal day
    G                                     We are here to sing you
The rays of the sun break through.                                     C
     C     G           C                  A birthday round the lei
Rise early this bright morning            It is a happy birthday
     G          G7         C              C7                  F – Fm
as we sing Happy Birthday to you          We are happy too
                                                                   C
      C                                   G
How I wish I were St. Peter               Now we sing with all our hearts
      Dm                                                             C
How I wish I were St. John                Because we love you so.
      G
As we bring this salutation               Chorus:
      G     G7    C                                G
In the very early dawn.                   It is a birthday round the lei
                                                               C
     C                                    Round the lei, oh lei, happy holiday
From all the stars in the heavens                   G
      Dm                                  It is a happy birthday round the lei
How I wish I could get you two                                     C
       G                                  Round the lei, oh lei
One to tell you good morning                      G                C
     G        G7       C                  It is a happy, happy, happy holiday
And another to bid you adieu.                     G
                                          It is a happy birthday round the lei
    C                                                             C
Round the lei, oh lei…