RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#504

504. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns

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 suffer and to die,
But crowned with glory like the sun
That lights the morning sky.

3 The King shall come when morning dawns
And earth's dark night is past;
O haste the rising of that morn
Whose day shall ever last.

4 And let the endless bliss begin,
By weary saints foretold,
When right shall triumph over wrong,
And truth shall be extolled.

5 The King shall come when morning dawns
And light and beauty brings.
Hail, Christ, the Lord! Your people pray:
Come quickly, King of kings.

Text Information

• First Line: The King shall come when morning dawns
• Title: The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
• Author: John Brownlie, 1857-1925 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: MORNING SONG
• Composer: John Wyeth, 1770-1858
• Arranger: Robert J. Batastini, b. 1942
• Meter: CM
• Key: f minor
• Copyright: Arr. © 1994, GIA Publications, Inc.