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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2018-06-24). Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 1 page, 47 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Notes in four-shape format, as first published in 1835. Whole piece transposed down from A Major to G Major, as suggested by Jackson (1952). All five stanzas included.
General Information
Title: The Watchman's Call
First Line: The watchmen blow the trumpet round
Composer: William Walker
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 88. 88. D (L.M.D.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1835 in Southern Harmony, p. 65, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass; Alto part written by William Walker, 1867
Description: A folk hymn (Jackson 1952, No. 175). Words by an anonymous author, first appearing in Southern Harmony, with five stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. The watchmen blow the trumpet round, |
3. O mortals! view the dream of life, |
5. Your friends will then pass by your tomb, |