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{{Editor|Barry Johnston|2018-06-24}}{{ScoreInfo| | {{Editor|Barry Johnston|2018-06-24}}{{ScoreInfo|7 x 10 inches (landscape)|1|47}}{{Copy|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. | :'''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. {{MXL}} | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''The Watchman's Call''<br> | '''Title:''' ''The Watchman's Call''<br> | ||
{{FirstLine|The watchmen blow the trumpet round}} | |||
{{Composer|William Walker}} | {{Composer|William Walker}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | {{Lyricist|Anonymous}} | ||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | {{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred| | {{Genre|Sacred|}} {{meter|88. 88. D (L.M.D.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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{{Text|English| | |||
1. The watchmen blow the trumpet round, | |||
Come, listen to the solemn sound, | |||
And be assured there's danger nigh; | |||
How many are prepared to die? | |||
Your days on earth will soon be o'er, | |||
And time to you return no more; | |||
O think thou hast a soul to save, | |||
What are thy hopes beyond the grave? | |||
2. Come old and young, come rich and poor; | |||
You’ll all be called to stand before | |||
The God that made the earth and sea. | |||
And there proclaim his majesty. | |||
Will you remain quite unconcerned, | |||
While for your souls the watchmen mourn: | |||
They weep to think how you will stand | |||
With frightful ghosts at God’s left hand.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
3. O mortals! view the dream of life, | |||
And see how thousands end the strife, | |||
Who, though convinced, do still delay, | |||
Till death ensues and drags away ; | |||
Will you for fancied earthly toys | |||
Deprive yourselves of heavenly joys | |||
And will the calls you have to-day | |||
Be slighted still and pass away? | |||
4. The trying scene will shortly come. | |||
When you must hear your certain doom. | |||
And if you then go unprepared. | |||
You'll bear in mind the truths you’ve heard; | |||
Your sparkling eyes will then roll round. | |||
While death will bring you to the ground: | |||
The coffin, grave, and winding sheet. | |||
Will hold your lifeless frame complete.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
5. Your friends will then pass by your tomb, | |||
And view the grass around it grown, | |||
And heave a sigh to think you're gone | |||
To the land where there's no return. | |||
O mortals! now improve your time, | |||
And while the gospel sun doth shine | |||
Fly swift to Christ, he is your friend, | |||
And then in heaven your souls will end. }} | |||
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[[Category:Folk hymns]] | |||
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[[Category:Romantic music]] | [[Category:Romantic music]] |
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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. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
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
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Description: Published in Southern Harmony, 1835, p. 65, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass; Alto part written by William Walker, 1867. 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, |