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
Whene'er
the sweet church bell
Peals
over hill and dell,
May
Jesus Christ praised!
O
hark to what it sings,
As
joyously it rings,
May
Jesus Christ be praised!
3
The
night becomes as day
When
from the heart we say:
May
Jesus Christ be praised!
The
powers of darkness fear,
When
this sweet chant they hear,
May
Jesus Christ be praised!
4
Ye
nations of mankind,
In
this your concord find,
May
Jesus Christ praised!
Let
all the earth around
Ring
joyous with the sound,
May
Jesus Christ praised!
5
In
heaven's eternal bliss
The
loveliest strain is this,
May
Jesus Christ praised!
Let
earth, and sea and sky
From
depth to height reply,
May
Jesus Christ praised!
6
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!