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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 719 · Words: Traditional African American Spiritual · Tune: BURLEIGH

My Lord, What a Morning

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A traditional African American spiritual describing the Second Coming of Christ, when the stars fall and the trumpet sounds to wake the nations underground. It is one of the most beloved spirituals in the Protestant canon.

Refrain

My Lord, what a morning;
my Lord, what a morning;
oh, my Lord,
what a morning,
when the stars begin to fall.

Verse 1

You’ll hear the
trumpet sound,
to wake the
nations underground,

looking to my
God’s right hand,
when the stars begin to fall.

Refrain

My Lord, what a morning;
my Lord, what a morning;
oh, my Lord,
what a morning,
when the stars begin to fall.

Verse 2

You’ll hear
the sinner moan,
to wake the
nations underground,

looking to my
God’s right hand,
when the stars begin to fall.

Refrain

My Lord, what a morning;
my Lord, what a morning;
oh, my Lord,
what a morning,
when the stars begin to fall.

Verse 3

You’ll hear the
Christian shout,
to wake the
nations underground,

looking to my
God’s right hand,
when the stars begin to fall.

Refrain

My Lord, what a morning;
my Lord, what a morning;
oh, my Lord,
what a morning,
when the stars begin to fall.

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