43 ~ When Morning Gilds the Skies
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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!
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Whene'er the sweet church bell Peals over hill and dell, May Jesus Christ praised! O hark to what it sings, As joyously it rings, May Jesus Christ be praised!
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The night becomes as day When from the heart we say: May Jesus Christ be praised! The powers of darkness fear When this sweet chant they hear: May Jesus Christ be praised!
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Ye nations of mankind, In this your concord find, May Jesus Christ praised! Let all the earth around Ring joyous with the sound, May Jesus Christ praised!
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In heaven's eternal bliss The loveliest strain is this, May Jesus Christ praised! Let earth, and sea and sky From depth to height reply, May Jesus Christ praised!
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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!