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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
Bb
About this Hymn
Hymnal editor C. S. Robinson, in his Annotations upon Popular Hymns (1893), commented, "The compiler of this and other hymn books, little and large, would like to say, once for all, that the aim of his entire work could not better be indicated than it is in the single line, 'May Jesus Christ be praised!'" So it is with us: in all times and all seasons, let this be the cry of our hearts.
Lyrics
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!
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!
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828; tr. Edward Caswall, 1853, 1858
Music: Joseph Barnby, 1868
Music: Joseph Barnby, 1868