Author: John Brownlie Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #14 (1917) Lyrics: 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 that 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,
That 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.
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English Tune Title: FARRANT
The King shall come when morning dawns