The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns

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ADVENT

THE KING SHALL COME 552


WHEN MORNING DAWNS
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( 1.\ TheKing shall come


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when _ mom - ing _dawns And light tri - um - phant breaks,
\...~)Not, as of old, a_ lit - tle _ child, To bear, and fight, and die,
3. 0 bright - er than the_ ris - ing_ mom When he, vie - to - rious, rose
4. 0 bright - er than that_ glo - rious _ mom Shall this fair mom-ing be,
/s>The King shall come when _ mom - ing _ dawns And light and beau - ty brings.

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1. When_ beau - ty _ gilds the east - em_ hills And life to joy_ a -
2. But_ crowned with _ glo - ry like the_ sun That lights the mom - ing sky.
3. And_ left the_ lone - some place of_ death, De - spite the rage_ of foes.
4. When_ Christ, our_ King, in beau - ty _ comes, And we his face_ shall see!
5. Hail,_ Christ, the_ Lord! Thy peo - pie_ pray: Come quick - ly, King_ of kings.

Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody.

Text: CM; Greek; tr. by John Brownlie, 1859-1925, alt.


Music MORNING SONG; Sixteen Tune Settings, Philadelphia, 1812; Kentucky Harmony, 1816; keyboard acc. by Randall De Bruyn, b. 1947, © 1990, OCP. All rights reserved.

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