Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Watchman tell us of the night
Topic: Christ/His Nativity
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: L Mason
Meter: 7s double
Tune: Watchman
Hymn Number: 81
Page Number: 033, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWatchman, tell us of the night,
What its signs of promise are!
Trav'ler o'er yon mountain's heights
See that glory-beaming star!
Watchman, does its beauteous ray
Aught of joy or hope foretell?
Trav'ler, yes; it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
Watchman, tell us of the night;
Higher yet that star ascends.
Trav'ler, blessedness and light,
Peace and truth its course portends.
Watchman, will its beams alone
Gild the spot that gave them birth?
Trav'ler, ages are its own;
See! it bursts o'er all the earth.
Watchman, tell us of the night,
For the morning seems to dawn.
Trav'ler, darkness takes its flight,
Doubt and terror are withdrawn.
Watchman, let thy wandering cease;
Hie thee to thy quiet home.
Trav'ler, lo! the Prince of Peace,
Lo! the Son of God is come!