Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) ‎#1

1. When Morning Gilds the Skies

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!

2 Whene'er the sweet church bell
Peals over hill and dell,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
O hark to what it sings,
As joyously it rings,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

3 In heaven's eternal bliss
The loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let earth, and sea and sky,
From depth to height reply,
May Jesus Christ be praised!

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!

Text Information

• First Line: When morning gilds the skies
• Title: When Morning Gilds the Skies
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1853)
• Publication Date: 1921

Tune Information

• Name: LAUDES DOMINI
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1868)