May Jesus Christ Be Praised

May Jesus Christ Be Praised

"I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips." Psalm 34:1

For some reason this hymn has been on my mind for the past 24 hours. We have been through some pretty tough stuff in the past few days, and it is amazing how much praise helps when we are in the thick of the stuff of life.

This hymn was written in the 1800's and rediscovered by Edward Caswall, a well-known scholar, minister, and translator. The man kept adding new stanzas to the hymn until there were 28 in total.

The words are powerful. Let them help you prepare for the Lord's Day:

When morning gilds the skies,
My heart awakening cries: May Jesus Christ be praised!
Alike at work and prayer, to Jesus I repair: May Jesus Christ be praised!

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!

In heaven's eternal bliss the loveliest strain is this: May Jesus Christ be praised!
The pow'r of darkness fear when this sweet chant they hear: May Jesus Christ be praised!

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!

I trust that God will use these words to excite you today about worshipping Him: May Jesus Christ be praised! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

God's WORD for YOU: Proverbs 8; Leviticus 4-5; Matthew 24:29-51

Great Quote: The devil is aware that one hour of close fellowship, hearty converse with God in prayer, is able to pull down what he hath been contriving and building many a year. John Flavel