African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#290

290. 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 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.

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.

Text Information

• First Line: The King shall come when morning dawns
• Title: The King Shall Come
• Translator: John Brownlie, 1859-1925
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Revelation 22:20
• Topic: The Christian Life: Dedication and Consecration; Morning
• Source: Anonymous Greek

Tune Information

• Name: METROPOLITAN
• Composer: John T. Layton
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal