Catholic Book of Worship III ‎#318

318. 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 glorious morn
Shall that fair morning be,
When Christ our Lord in beauty comes
And we his face shall see!

4 The King shall come when morning dawns
And earth's dark night is past,
O haste the rising of that morn:
For ever shall it last!

Text Information

• First Line: The king shall come when morning dawns
• Title: The King Shall Come
• Translator: John Brownlie, 1859-1925 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Topic: Advent; End Times; Light

Tune Information

• Name: [The king shall come when morning dawns]
• Meter: CM
• Key: e minor
• Source: Greek Traditional melody