Verse 1
When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awaking cries:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Alike at work and prayer,
I to my God repair:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Verse 2
When sleep her balm denies,
My silent spirit sighs,
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
When evil thoughts molest.
With this I shield my breast –
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Verse 3
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 4
To God, the Word on high,
The hosts of angels cry:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Let mortals too upraise
Their voices in hymns of praise:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Verse 5
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 6
Be this, while life is mine,
My canticle divine,
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Be this the eternal song
Through all the ages long:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Edward Caswall