The Hymnal 1982 73
The King shall come when morning dawns
- Tune
- st. stephen
- Author(s)
- John Brownlie, 1859-1925
- Composer(s)
- William Jones, 1726-1800
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Text Source(s)
- Greek
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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 The King shall come when morning dawns and earth's dark night is past; O haste the rising of that morn, the day that e'er shall 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! Thy people pray, come quickly, King of kings.