English

When Morning Gilds the Skies

Translator
Edward Caswall
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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

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!

Verse 3

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!

Verse 4

In heaven'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!

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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Public Domain Information

Text
Public Domain
Translation
Public Domain
Tune
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Text Rights
Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 2, scan page 33 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/33). Credit as printed: German, 19th century; translated by Edward Caswall, 1853. Text author: anonymous/traditional; no named author. Published in the United States before 1931: public domain.
Tune Rights
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Translation Rights
Public Domain Translation by Edward Caswall (1814–1878; dates from Wikidata Q5342229) as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), published in the U.S. before 1931; translator died more than 70 years ago: public domain.
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