Main message: The Comforter--The Holy Spirit has come.
Bible references:
V1. "tidings" (Isaiah 40:9)
"The Comforter has come" (John 15:26)
V2. "The night is past" (Romans 13:12)
V3. "the King of kings" (Revelations 19:16)
"healing in His wings" (Malachi 4:2)
"the vacant cell" (Luke 4:18)
"the song of triumph" (Revelations 15:3)
V4. "in His image shine" (Matthew 13:43)
Keywords: tidings, the Comforter has come, Holy Spirit, promise, the King of kings, leaving, song of triumph, love divine, grace divine, image, shine
Interpretation notes:
The same rhythmic pattern is used throughout the song except in the last phrase.
The melody is higher in the fourth system and the last phrase on the phrase 'The Comforter has come!'