Morning
The Homecoming Lyrics
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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
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
The Homecoming's song "Morning" tells the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The first verse describes the grief and confusion that his disciples felt after his crucifixion. They lost their hope and felt that everything he had taught them was gone. The second verse mentions the events that led to Jesus's death and how Mary, his mother, knew that he was more than just a man. The chorus, "then came the morning," is a reference to the third day after the crucifixion, when Jesus rose from the dead. The song celebrates the joy and hope that this event brought.
The lyrics of the song are very powerful and can invoke deep emotions in listeners. The writers use imagery such as "the stone was rolled away" to describe the empty tomb and "shadows vanished before the sun" to convey the triumph over death. The chorus repeats the line "death had lost and life had won" to emphasize the victory over death.
Line by Line Meaning
They all walked away, nothing to say
Everyone had abandoned Jesus and had nothing to say about His death
They'd just lost their dearest friend
The disciples had just lost the person closest to them
All that He said, now He was dead
The teachings of Jesus seemed lost now that He had died
So this was the way it would end
The disciples thought that everything had come to a final end
The dreams they had dreamed were not what they'd seemed
The disciples' expectations had not been met
Now that He was dead and gone
With Jesus gone, everything seemed hopeless
The garden, the jail, the hammer, the nail
The events of Jesus' crucifixion seemed like a never-ending nightmare
How could a night be so long?
The darkness of Jesus' crucifixion seemed to never end
Then came the morning
After the despair of the crucifixion, a new day of hope began
Night turned into day
The darkness of the crucifixion was replaced with light
The stone was rolled away
The stone covering Jesus' tomb was miraculously removed
Hope rose with the dawn
With the new day came a renewed sense of hope
Shadows vanished before the sun
The darkness of death was erased by the light of life
Death had lost and life had won
Jesus had defeated death and brought everlasting life
For morning had come
The triumph of Jesus' resurrection brought a new morning of hope
The angel, the star, the kings from afar
The imagery of the nativity symbolized the fulfillment of God's plan
The wedding, the water, the wine
The miracles of Jesus confirmed His divine authority
Now it was done, they'd taken her Son
Mary had witnessed the death of her beloved Son
Wasted before His time
Jesus' death seemed like an unjust and premature end
She knew it was true, she'd watched Him die too
Mary knew that Jesus had truly died, she had witnessed it herself
She'd heard them call Him just a man
Mary had heard the doubters who did not believe in Jesus' divinity
But deep in her heart she knew from the start
Despite doubts, Mary always had faith in Jesus and His divine mission
Somehow her Son would live again
Mary believed in the promise of resurrection and the eternal life of her Son
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Chris Christian, Gloria Gaither, William Gaither
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