The King shall come when morning dawns

Verse 1

The King shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks, when beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes.

Verse 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.

Verse 3

O brighter than the rising morn when He, victorious, rose and left the lonesome place of death, despite the rage of foes.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 6

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

Verse 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!