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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 185 · Words: Edward Caswall · Tune: LAUDES DOMINI
When Morning Gilds the Skies
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A devotional hymn originating from an anonymous 19th-century German text, translated into English by Edward Caswall in 1858. Its refrain 'May Jesus Christ be praised!' expresses unceasing praise woven through every moment of daily life.
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!
Verse 2
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!
Verse 3
Let all the earth around
ring joyous with the sound:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In heaven’s eternal bliss
the loveliest strain is this:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Verse 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!
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