NCH 648
When morning gilds the skis,
Hymn Text
Verse 1
When morning gilds the skis,
My heart awaking cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised
Alike at work and pray’r,
To Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
My heart awaking cries:
May Jesus Christ be praised
Alike at work and pray’r,
To Jesus I repair:
May Jesus Christ be praised.
Verse 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!
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!
Verse 3
My tongue shall never tire
Of chanting with the choir,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
this song of sacred joy,
It never seems to cIoy,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Of chanting with the choir,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
this song of sacred joy,
It never seems to cIoy,
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Verse 4
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.
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 5
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!
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 6
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 chant they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
When from the heart we say
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The pow'rs of darkness fear
When this Sweet chant they hear:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Verse 7
In Heav'n'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!
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!
Verse 8
Be this, while life is mine,
My canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Sing this eternal song
Through all the ages long
May Jesus Christ be praised!
My canticle divine:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Sing this eternal song
Through all the ages long
May Jesus Christ be praised!
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