The Day Dawn Is Breaking
First line: The day dawn is breaking / The day-dawn is breaking, The world is awaking / The day dawn is breaking, the world is awaking / The day dawn is breaking, the world is awaking, The / The day-dawn is breaking
Original language: English
Words: Joseph L. Townsend
Music: William Clayson
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The Day Dawn Is Breaking
Hymns
(1985, 2002 ed.), 52
1. The day dawn is breaking, the world is awaking,The clouds of night’s darkness are fleeing away.The worldwide commotion, from ocean to ocean,Now heralds the time of the beautiful day.
[Chorus]Beautiful day of peace and rest,Bright be thy dawn from east to west.Hail to thine earliest welcome ray,Beautiful, bright, millennial day.
2. In many a temple the Saints will assembleAnd labor as saviors of dear ones away.Then happy reunion and sweetest communionWe’ll have with our friends in the beautiful day.
3. Still let us be doing, our lessons reviewing,Which God has revealed for our walk in his way;And then, wondrous story, the Lord in his gloryWill come in his pow’r in the beautiful day.
4. Then pure and supernal, our friendship eternal,With Jesus we’ll live and his counsels obeyUntil ev’ry nation will join in salvationAnd worship the Lord of the beautiful day.
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These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.
Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: Manchester (by William Clayson) (Return to top) Tune 52
The Day Dawn is Breaking
Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2015
Arr.: Morgan Busch
Contributor: Morgan Busch
The Day Dawn Is Breaking
Music from Worldwide Devotionals for Young Adults , 3
Artist: Congregation; Unknown (conductor); Unknown (organ)
The Day Dawn Is Breaking (April 2016)
Music from April 2020 General Conference (2020, 2020-04 ed.), 2
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Arr.: Ryan Murphy
The Day Dawn Is Breaking
Music from April 2016 General Conference (2016, 2016-04 ed.), 4
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Arr.: Ryan Murphy
The Day Dawn Is Breaking
Music from October 2012 General Conference (2012, 2012-10 ed.), 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Arr.: Ryan Murphy
The Day Dawn Is Breaking
Music from April 1993 General Conference (1993, 1993-04 ed.), 2
Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus
[undetermined] (Return to top)
Beautiful Day
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1909 ed.), 27
Arr.: Evan Stephens
Beautiful Day
Y. M. M. I. A. and Missionary Hymn and Tune Book (1899, 1899 ed.), 27
Arr.: Evan Stephens
