THEN CAME THE MORNING

          Do you ever imagine what it would have been like to walk in the shoes of one of the Bible characters?
          Sometimes we forget that they were human and faced the daily challenges of life that affect us.  Doubts, fears and worries were parts of their lives.  They didn't know what tomorrow would hold, just as we don't.

          It must have been a very difficult time for the disciples to accept the sudden loss of their close friend and teacher.  Suddenly He was gone.  What would they do?  How would they go on?
          And that is the situation that this song addresses.  The song was written by Chris Christian, an American songwriter who won four Grammy awards and was nominated for seven Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. But it was the Bill Gather Trio's version that made the song famous.

          "Then Came the Morning" is simply a song about Jesus, the all-mighty and loving God, rising from his death. Aside from the song being a conveyance of the Lord's mercies and Christ's resurrection, it is also a song about the birth of Christians during that particular morning Jesus came back to life.  As the world's Savior, the resurrection of Jesus has given us the hope that things will be better. 

          Although the tune starts with a gloomy vibe, it ends with an upbeat feeling, giving the song an edge for being unique and catchy, making it one of the most listened-to gospel songs today.  
          Believers can't help but get excited with the message that ends this great song. "Then came the morning, Shadows vanished before the sun, Death had lost and life had won, For morning had come." Hope reigns for all believers.

          Yes, morning has come.  Rejoice! 

They all walked away, nothing to say

They'd just lost their dearest friend

All that He said, now He was dead

So this was the way it would end

 

The dreams they had dreamed were not what they'd seemed

Now that He was dead and gone

The garden, the jail, the hammer, the nail

How could a night be so long?

 

Then came the morning

Night turned into day

The stone was rolled away

Hope rose with the dawn

 

Then came the morning

Shadows vanished before the sun

Death had lost and life had won

For morning had come

 

The angel, the star, the kings from afar

The wedding, the water, the wine

Now it was done, they'd taken her Son

Wasted before His time

 

She knew it was true, she'd watched Him die too

She'd heard them call Him just a man

But deep in her heart she knew from the start

Somehow her Son would live again

 

Then came the morning

Night turned into day

The stone was rolled away

Hope rose with the dawn

 

Then came the morning

Shadows vanished before the sun

Death had lost and life had won

For morning had come

Then came the morning

Shadows vanished before the sun

Death had lost and life had won

For morning had come

For morning had come

Listen to this inspiring song here.   MORNING