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 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!
3 In Heav'n's eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The pow'rs of darkness fear
when this sweet chant they hear:
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 thru all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
