Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#310

310. When morning gilds the skies

1 When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awaking, cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
When evening shadows fall,
This rings my curfew call:
May Jesus Christ be praised.

2 When mirth for music longs,
This is my song of songs:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
God’s holy house of prayer
Hath none that can compare
With: May Jesus Christ be praised.

3 No lovelier antiphon
In all high heaven is known
Than: Jesus Christ be praised.
There to th'eternal Word
The eternal psalm is heard:
May Jesus Christ be praised.

4 Ye nations of mankind,
In this your concord find:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
Let all the earth around
Ring joyous with the sound:
May Jesus Christ be praised.

5 Sing, sun and stars of space,
Sing, ye that see His face,
Sing: Jesus Christ be praised.
God’s whole creation o'er,
Both aye and evermore
Shall Jesus Christ be praised.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When morning gilds the skies
• Author: Anon. (1828)
• Translator: Robert Bridges (1899)
• Author (stanza 1, vv.1-3): Edward Caswall (1854)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: LAUDES DOMINI
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1868)
• Meter: 6 6, 6 6, 6 6
• Key: C Major