Christ — Resurrection and Ascension

Morning breaks upon the tomb

No. 339
Metre 7s.
Tune VIENNA.
Words William B. Collyer.
Music German Chorale.
Key G major
Time 4/4
3 stanzas

Words

Morning breaks upon the tomb,Jesus scatters all its gloom;Day of triumph through the skies,See the glorious Saviour rise.

Ye who are of death afraid,Triumph in the scattered shade;Drive your anxious cares away;See the place where Jesus lay.

Christian, dry your flowing tears;Chase your unbelieving fears;Look on his deserted grave;Doubt no more his power to save.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «CHRIST—RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION.»; hymn number «339» (large), tune name «VIENNA. 7s.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «GERMAN CHORALE.» at the right in the composer's place (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one verse-line pair per system, with «1.» before «Morn»; under the staves the words are divided «Morn - ing», «up - on», «Je - sus», «scat - ters», «tri - umph», «glo - rious», «Sav - iour» (joined here). Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «333, 37, 272.» in bold italic figures (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 333, 37 or 272). «William B. Collyer.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «;» («shade ;», «tears ;»); it is closed up here. All lines of a stanza start at the same margin, as printed. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.