The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #16205   Message #2637169
Posted By: Kent Davis
20-May-09 - 10:29 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Morning Has Broken
Subject: RE: Origin? Morning has broken
I agree the copyright date seems odd, but that is the date in the hymnal (not the date of the hymnal itself) and it is also the date given in the DT. I'm guessing Ms. Farjeon renewed the copyright then. The copyright for "Happy Birthday" is 1935 but the song is considerably older: http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp

Kent