Hymns to the Living God ‎#101

101. The King Shall Come

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 earth's dark night is past;
O haste the rising of that morn,
the day that aye shall last.

6 And let the endless bliss begin,
by weary saints foretold,
when right shall triumph over wrong,
and truth shall be extolled.

7 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
• Title: The King Shall Come
• Translator: John Brownlie (1907)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Advent
• Source: Ancient Greek hymn

Tune Information

• Name: MORNING SONG
• Meter: CM
• Key: f minor
• Source: Traditional American melody; Kentucky Harmony, 1813