496. When Morning Gilds the Skies

1 When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awaking, cries,
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"
Alike at work and prayer
To Jesus I repair:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

2 To God, the Word, on high
The hosts of angels cry:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"
Let mortals, too, upraise
Their voice in hymns of praise:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

3 Let earth's wide circle round
In joyful notes resound:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"
Let air, and sea, and sky,
From depth to height, reply:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

4 Be this, while life is mine,
My canticle divine:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"
Be this th'eternal song,
Through all the ages long:
"May Jesus Christ be praised!"

Text Information
First Line: When morning gilds the skies
Title: When Morning Gilds the Skies
Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878
Meter: 666 666
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Topic: Morning
Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch Würzburg, 1828
Tune Information
Name: LAUDES DOMINI
Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
Meter: 666 666
Key: B♭ Major



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