Glory to God ‎#229

229. In the Darkness of the Morning

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Text Information

• First Line: In the darkness of the morning
• Title: In the Darkness of the Morning
• Author: Adam M. L. Tice (2004)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 28:1-10
  ;
  Mark 16:1-8
  ;
  Luke 24:1-10
  ;
  John 20:1-18
• Topic: Christian Year: Easter Vigil; Christian Year: Resurrection/Easter; Jesus Christ: Resurrection; Morning; Women; Christian Year: Easter
• Copyright: © 2009 GIA Publications, Inc.
• ONE LICENSE: 60482

Tune Information

• Name: KAS DZIEDAJA
• Harmonizer: Geoffrey Laycock (1971)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: d minor
• Source: Latvian melody
• Notes: Harmonization copyright statement in hymnal is incorrect. Harmonization copyrighted 1971 by Faber Music Ltd.

Text Information:

The moving Easter morning encounter between Mary Magdalene and the risen Christ, described in John 20:1–18, gives evidence of the importance of women in Jesus’ life and ministry. As the first witness to his resurrection, Mary Magdalene became “the apostle to the apostles.”