Hymns

When Morning Gilds the Skies

Words: Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828, Edward Caswall · Music: Joseph Barnby · 1828

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
Does sadness fill my mind?
A solace here I find:
may Jesus Christ be praised!
Or fades my earthly bliss?
My comfort still is this:
may Jesus Christ be praised!

Verse 3
The night becomes as day
when from the heart we say,
may Jesus Christ be praised!
The pow'rs of darkness fear
when this sweet song they hear:
may Jesus Christ be praised!

Verse 4
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!

Verse 5
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!

Words: Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828; tr. Edward Caswall, 1853, 1858 | Music: Joseph Barnby, 1868

Psalm 19; Psalm 34; Psalm 57; Psalm 59; Psalm 69; Psalm 89; Psalm 119; Psalm 145; Psalm 150; Isaiah 49; Habakkuk 3; Acts 16; Romans 11; Ephesians 3; 1 Timothy 1; 1 Peter 4; Revelation 5; Revelation 21

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