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| 53 | CPWI Hymnal#54 | 55 |
| Text: | The King shall come when morning dawns |
| Translator: | John Brownlie, 1859-1925 |
| Tune: | ST STEPHEN |
| Composer: | William Jones, 1726-1800 |
1 The King shall come when morning dawns
and light triumphant breaks,
when beauty gilds the eastern hills
and life to joy awakes.
2 Not, as of old, a little child,
to bear, and fight, and die,
but crowned with glory like the sun
that lights the morning sky.
3 O brighter than the rising morn
when he, victorious, rose
and left the lonesome place of death,
despite the rage of foes.
4 O brighter than that glorious morn
shall this fair morning be,
when Christ, our King, in beauty comes,
and we his face shall see!
5 The King shall come when morning dawns
and light and beauty brings.
Hail, Christ the Lord! Thy people pray:
come quickly, King of kings.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The King shall come when morning dawns |
| Translator: | John Brownlie, 1859-1925 (alt.) |
| Meter: | C.M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Topic: | Hymns for the Church Year: Advent |
| Source: | Anonymous, Greek |
| Notes: | A lower setting of ST STEPHEN is found at 55, 565 |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ST STEPHEN |
| Composer: | William Jones, 1726-1800 |
| Meter: | C.M. |
| Key: | A Major |
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