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Hymns and Tunes 1886 463

Blow the Trumpet

Words: Dr. J. L. GilmoreMusic: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick

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1Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet, Every soul a warning give; Sound it loud o'er every hill-top, Gloomy shade and sunny plain; Sound it in the hedge and high-way, In the dark spots where men roam; Sound it for the heavy-laden, Weary, longing to be free.

RefrainBlow the trumpet, trusty watchman, Blow it loud o'er land and sea; God commissions, sound the message! Every captive may be free.

2Who the gracious message May repeat, and turn and live. Ocean depths resound the message, Full salvation's glad refrain; Let it tell all things are ready, Father waits to welcome home; Sound salvation in salvation, Sweetly say sing, 'Come to me.'

3Blow the trumpet trusty watchman, Blow it loud o'er land and sea; God commissions, sound the message! Every captive may be free.

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Watchman (SDA Hymnal #368)

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Verse 1

Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet, Every soul a warning give; Sound it loud o'er every hill-top, Gloomy shade and sunny plain; Sound it in the hedge and high-way, In the dark spots where men roam; Sound it for the heavy-laden, Weary, longing to be free./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘///˘˘///˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘//˘˘//////˘˘˘????/˘/˘˘˘/62A

Verse 2

Who the gracious message May repeat, and turn and live. Ocean depths resound the message, Full salvation's glad refrain; Let it tell all things are ready, Father waits to welcome home; Sound salvation in salvation, Sweetly say sing, 'Come to me.'˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘58A

Verse 3

Blow the trumpet trusty watchman, Blow it loud o'er land and sea; God commissions, sound the message! Every captive may be free./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/31A

Refrain

Blow the trumpet, trusty watchman, Blow it loud o'er land and sea; God commissions, sound the message! Every captive may be free./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/31A

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