Catholic Book of Worship III ‎#655

655. When Morning Fills the Sky

1 When morning fills the sky,
Our hearts awaking cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
In all our work and prayer,
We ask his loving care:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

2 To God, the Word on high
The hosts of angels cry:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Let mortals, too, upraise
Their voice in hymns of praise:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

3 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!

4 Be this when day is past
Of all our thoughts the last:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
The night becomes as day,
When from the heart we say:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

5 Then let us join to sing
To Christ our loving king:
May Jesus Christ be praised!
Be this th'eternal song
Through all the ages long:
May Jesus Christ be praised!

Text Information

• First Line: When morning fills the sky
• Title: When Morning Fills the Sky
• German Title: Beim fruehen Morgenlicht
• Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Topic: Jesus; Liturgy of the Hours: Hymns for Morning Prayer; Praise
• Source: Würzburg Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828; Tr.: Masque of Mary, 1858; alt.

Tune Information

• Name: LAUDES DOMINI
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838-1896
• Meter: 66 6 D
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868