Scripture Verse

Joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: S. J. Gra­ham, in Christ in Song, by Frank­lin E. Bel­den (Bat­tle Creek, Mi­chi­gan: Review & Her­ald, 1900), num­ber 683 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Gra­ham’s full name, or where to get a good pic­ture of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The gold­en morn­ing is fast ap­proach­ing;
Jesus soon will come
To take His faith­ful and hap­py child­ren
To their pro­mised home.

Refrain

O, we see the gleams of the gold­en morn­ing
Piercing through this night of gloom!
O, we see the gleams of the gold­en morn­ing
That will burst the tomb.

The Gos­pel sum­mons will soon be car­ried
To the na­tions round;
The Bride­groom then will cease to tar­ry
And the trum­pet sound.

Refrain

Attended by all the shin­ing an­gels,
Down the flam­ing sky
The Judge will come, and will take His peo­ple
Where they will not die.

Refrain

There those loved ones who have long been part­ed
Will all meet that day;
The tears of those who are brok­en­heart­ed
Will be wiped away.

Refrain