Rick Wakeman,于1948年生于英国。他有深厚的古典钢曲之功力,年轻时曾进入英国皇家音乐学院就读,1970年wakeman加入著名摇滚乐队Yes乐团,并参与了Yes第四张专辑" Fragile" 及1972年Yes的经典专辑" Close To Eadge" 的录制,在此同时,他也开始了个人的演唱事业,他融合了键盘、古典钢琴、电子合成器等,甚致配合管弦乐团创作了多张前卫概念性专辑,堪称该领域的先驱巨擎。 Rick Wakeman被认为是摇滚乐界最优秀的键盘手,跻身于"摇滚界三大主键盘手之一"。同时,他还曾经创下四架钢琴连弹的纪录,一度被人誉为"钢琴魔法师"。
Morning has broken like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
Praise for the singing praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the world
Sweet the rains new fall sunlit from heaveLike the first dewfall on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight mine is the morning
Born of the one light Eden saw play
Praise with elation praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day