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When Morning Gilds the Skies
Verse 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!
My heart awaking cries,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer,
To Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Verse 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!
Peals over hill and dell,
May Jesus Christ praised!
O hark to what it sings,
As joyously it rings,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Verse 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!
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!
Verse 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!
In this your concord find,
May Jesus Christ praised!
Let all the earth around
Ring joyous with the sound,
May Jesus Christ praised!
Verse 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!
The loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ praised!
Let earth, and sea and sky
From depth to height reply,
May Jesus Christ praised!
Verse 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!
My canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this th'eternal song
Through all the ages long,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
A joyful morning hymn both written and composed by Joseph Barnby, a prominent English organist.