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SDA Hymnal 368

Watchman, Blow the Gospel Trumpet

Words: Levi BaxterMusic: TraditionalTune: WATCHMAN7.6.7.6.D

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1Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet, every soul a warning give;
Whosoever hears the message may repent, and turn and live.

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

2Sound it loud o'er every hill-top, gloomy shade and sunny plain;
Ocean depths repeat the message, full salvation's glad refrain.

3Sound it in the hedge and highway, earth's dark spots where exiles roam;
Let it tell all things are ready, sweetly saying, 'Come to me.'

4Sound it for the heavy-laden, weary, longing to be free;
Sound a Savior's invitation, sweetly saying, 'Come to me.'

Meter
7.6.7.6.D
Scripture
Ezekiel 3:17; Matthew 28:19

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The verse

Meter
16.15 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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Verse 1

Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet, every soul a warning give;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/16A
Whosoever hears the message may repent, and turn and live./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/15B

Verse 2

Sound it loud o'er every hill-top, gloomy shade and sunny plain;/˘///˘˘///˘/˘/˘/16A
Ocean depths repeat the message, full salvation's glad refrain./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 3

Sound it in the hedge and highway, earth's dark spots where exiles roam;/˘˘˘/˘/////////15A
Let it tell all things are ready, sweetly saying, 'Come to me.'/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘15B

Verse 4

Sound it for the heavy-laden, weary, longing to be free;/˘˘˘????/˘/˘˘˘/15A
Sound a Savior's invitation, sweetly saying, 'Come to me.'/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘15A

Refrain

Blow the trumpet, trusty watchman, blow it loud o'er land and sea;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/15A
God commissions, sound the message! Every captive may be free./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/16A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.