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SDA Hymnal 601

Watchmen, on the Walls of Zion

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1Watchmen, on the walls of Zion,
What, O tell us, of the night?
Is the daystar now arising?
Will the morn soon greet our sight?
O'er your vision shine there now some rays of light?
O'er your vision shine there now some rays of light?

2Tell, O tell us, are the landmarks
On our voyage all passed by?
Are we nearing now the haven?
Can we e'en the land descry?
Do we truly see the heavenly kingdom nigh?
Do we truly see the heavenly kingdom nigh?

3Light is beaming, day is coming!
Let us sound aloud the cry:
We behold the day-star rising,
Pure and bright in yonder sky!
Saints, be joyful; Your redemption draweth nigh;
Saints, be joyful; Your redemption draweth nigh.

4We have found the chart and compass,
And are sure the land is near;
Onward, onward we are hasting,
Soon the haven will appear.
Let your voices sound aloud your holy cheer;
Let your voices sound aloud your holy cheer.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Meter
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Scripture
Isaiah 62:6; Habakkuk 2:1

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.8.11.11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Watchmen, on the walls of Zion,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
What, O tell us, of the night?˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
Is the daystar now arising?˘˘??/˘/˘8C
Will the morn soon greet our sight?˘˘////˘/8B
O'er your vision shine there now some rays of light?/˘/˘/////˘/11B
O'er your vision shine there now some rays of light?/˘/˘/////˘/11B

Verse 2

Tell, O tell us, are the landmarks/˘/˘˘˘//8A
On our voyage all passed by?˘/˘/˘//˘8B
Are we nearing now the haven?˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Can we e'en the land descry?˘˘??˘/˘/8B
Do we truly see the heavenly kingdom nigh?˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/12B
Do we truly see the heavenly kingdom nigh?˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/12B

Verse 3

Light is beaming, day is coming!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Let us sound aloud the cry:/˘/˘/˘/7B
We behold the day-star rising,˘˘/˘??/˘8C
Pure and bright in yonder sky!/˘/˘/˘/7B
Saints, be joyful; Your redemption draweth nigh;/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/11B
Saints, be joyful; Your redemption draweth nigh./˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 4

We have found the chart and compass,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
And are sure the land is near;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Onward, onward we are hasting,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C
Soon the haven will appear./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Let your voices sound aloud your holy cheer;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
Let your voices sound aloud your holy cheer./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B

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.