The King Shall Come
Topic: Second Advent
Tonic Sol-fa — Stanza 1
Movable-do sol-fa auto-derived from the public-domain melody in Fm. A rehearsal aid — check it against the score before printing.
Lyrics
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 Christ, victorious, rose And left the lonesome place of death, Despite the rage of foes.
Verse 4
O, brighter than that glorious morn Shall dawn upon our race The day when Christ in splendor comes, And we shall see His face.
Verse 5
The King shall come when morning dawns And light and beauty brings. Hail, Christ the Lord! Your people pray: Come quickly, King of kings.