The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (SATB)

Based on the folk tune MORNING SONG, this anthem anticipates the coming of Christ in hopeful prose. Features a flexible introit to allow for appropriate scripture readings (an Advent reading is included with the score). Optional handbells and hand drum add brilliance to this striking arrangement for SATB voices. A setting for two-part voices is available in CGC57 Come to the Manger (A Service of Lessons, Carols, and Anthems). Appropriate for any service emphasizing Christ's return and kingship, including Christ the King Sunday and Palm Sunday.

Voicing: SATB with piano and optional handbells and hand drum

Arranger: Lynn Shaw Bailey

Text: Ancient Greek hymn; tr. John Brownlie, 1907

Tune: MORNING SONG, Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813

Season: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Christ the King, Palm Sunday