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:'''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. | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
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'''Description:''' A folk hymn (Jackson 1952, No. 175). Words by an anonymous author, first appearing in ''Southern Harmony'', with five stanzas. | '''Description:''' A folk hymn (Jackson 1952, No. 175). Words by an anonymous author, first appearing in ''Southern Harmony'', with five stanzas. | ||
'''External websites:''' | '''External websites:''' | ||
==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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1. The watchmen blow the trumpet round, | 1. The watchmen blow the trumpet round, | ||
Come, listen to the solemn sound, | Come, listen to the solemn sound, | ||
And be assured there's danger nigh; | And be assured there's danger nigh; | ||
How many are prepared to die? | How many are prepared to die? | ||
Your days on earth will soon be o'er, | Your days on earth will soon be o'er, | ||
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What are thy hopes beyond the grave? | What are thy hopes beyond the grave? | ||
2. Come old and young, come rich and poor; | 2. Come old and young, come rich and poor; | ||
You’ll all be called to stand before | You’ll all be called to stand before | ||
The God that made the earth and sea. | The God that made the earth and sea. | ||
And there proclaim his majesty. | And there proclaim his majesty. | ||
Will you remain quite unconcerned, | Will you remain quite unconcerned, | ||
While for your souls the watchmen mourn: | While for your souls the watchmen mourn: | ||
They weep to think how you will stand | They weep to think how you will stand | ||
With frightful ghosts at God’s left hand.}} | With frightful ghosts at God’s left hand.}} | ||
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3. O mortals! view the dream of life, | 3. O mortals! view the dream of life, | ||
And see how thousands end the strife, | And see how thousands end the strife, | ||
Who, though convinced, do still delay, | Who, though convinced, do still delay, | ||
Till death ensues and drags away ; | Till death ensues and drags away ; | ||
Will you for fancied earthly toys | Will you for fancied earthly toys | ||
Deprive yourselves of heavenly joys | Deprive yourselves of heavenly joys | ||
And will the calls you have to-day | And will the calls you have to-day | ||
Be slighted still and pass away? | Be slighted still and pass away? | ||
4. The trying scene will shortly come. | 4. The trying scene will shortly come. | ||
When you must hear your certain doom. | When you must hear your certain doom. | ||
And if you then go unprepared. | And if you then go unprepared. | ||
You'll bear in mind the truths you’ve heard; | You'll bear in mind the truths you’ve heard; | ||
Your sparkling eyes will then roll round. | Your sparkling eyes will then roll round. | ||
While death will bring you to the ground: | While death will bring you to the ground: | ||
The coffin, grave, and winding sheet. | The coffin, grave, and winding sheet. | ||
Will hold your lifeless frame complete.}} | Will hold your lifeless frame complete.}} | ||
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5. Your friends will then pass by your tomb, | 5. Your friends will then pass by your tomb, | ||
And view the grass around it grown, | And view the grass around it grown, | ||
And heave a sigh to think you're gone | And heave a sigh to think you're gone | ||
To the land where there's no return. | To the land where there's no return. | ||
O mortals! now improve your time, | O mortals! now improve your time, | ||
And while the gospel sun doth shine | And while the gospel sun doth shine | ||
Fly swift to Christ, he is your friend, | Fly swift to Christ, he is your friend, | ||
And then in heaven your souls will end. }} | And then in heaven your souls will end. }} | ||
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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.
External websites:
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, |