Come in the morning

'Come in the morning, come see the dawning' is an Easter hymn, set to a well-known folk tune and celebrating the dawning of a new day and new life with the resurrected Jesus.

Metre: 6 6 6 5 - Chorus: 5 5 5 5 - Tune: Dance to thi Daddy (When the boat comes in)

Extract:

Come in the morning.
Come see the dawning.
Come to the garden -
life has broken through.

Jesus, dead and buried.
To his grave they hurried.
Anxious women found that
life had broken through.

Chorus

Soldiers could not keep him
for they were found sleepiing
and the tomb was open -
life had broken through.

Chorus