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<song version="1.0"><lyrics><verse label="1" type="v"><![CDATA[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><verse label="2" type="v"><![CDATA[Does sadness fill my mind?
A solace here I find:
‘May Jesus Christ be praised!’
When evil thoughts molest,
With this I shield my breast:
‘May Jesus Christ be praised!’]]></verse><verse label="3" type="v"><![CDATA[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!’]]></verse><verse label="4" type="v"><![CDATA[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><verse label="5" type="v"><![CDATA[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!’]]></verse></lyrics></song>