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| WATCHMAN! tell us of the night, | |
| What its signs of promise are. | |
| Traveller! o’er yon mountain’s height, | |
| See that glory-beaming star. | |
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| Watchman! does its beauteous ray | 5 |
| Aught of hope or joy foretell? | |
| Traveller! yes; it brings the day, | |
| Promised day of Israel. | |
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| Watchman! tell us of the night; | |
| Higher yet that star ascends. | 10 |
| Traveller! blessedness and light, | |
| Peace and truth, its course portends. | |
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| Watchman! will its beams alone | |
| Gild the spot that gave them birth? | |
| Traveller! ages are its own; | 15 |
| See, it bursts o’er all the earth! | |
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| Watchman! tell us of the night, | |
| For the morning seems to dawn. | |
| Traveller! darkness takes its flight; | |
| Doubt and terror are withdrawn. | 20 |
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| Watchman! let thy wanderings cease; | |
| Hie thee to thy quiet home: | |
| Traveller! lo, the Prince of Peace, | |
| Lo, the Son of God, is come! | |
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