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Let Zion's watchmen all awake

Author: Philip Doddridge (1736)
Published in 272 hymnals

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1 Let Zion's watchmen all awake,
And heed the call they give;
Now let them from the mouth of God
Their solemn charge receive.

2 They watch for souls for which the Lord
Did heavenly bliss forgo;
For souls, which must forever live
In raptures or in woe.

3 May they in Jesus, whom they preach,
Their own Redeemer see;
And watch Thou daily o'er their souls,
That they may watch for Thee.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #322

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Author: Philip Doddridge

Philip Doddridge (b. London, England, 1702; d. Lisbon, Portugal, 1751) belonged to the Non-conformist Church (not associated with the Church of England). Its members were frequently the focus of discrimination. Offered an education by a rich patron to prepare him for ordination in the Church of England, Doddridge chose instead to remain in the Non-conformist Church. For twenty years he pastored a poor parish in Northampton, where he opened an academy for training Non-conformist ministers and taught most of the subjects himself. Doddridge suffered from tuberculosis, and when Lady Huntington, one of his patrons, offered to finance a trip to Lisbon for his health, he is reputed to have said, "I can as well go to heaven from Lisbon as from Nort… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Let Zion's watchmen all awake
Title:	Zion's Watchmen
Author:	Philip Doddridge (1736)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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ARMENIA

CORNELL (Cornell 51131)

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The Cyber Hymnal #4125

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) (1959), p.136

Instances

Instances (1 - 100 of 272)

A Baptist Hymn Book, Designed Especially for the Regular Baptist Church and All Lovers of Truth #d441

A Collection of Evergreen Hymns, for All the People. New ed. #d80

A Collection of Hymns #188

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d332

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church Including the Whole Collection of the Rev. J. Wesley #ad332

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #672

A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #338

A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #198

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d484

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d485

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d483

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #258

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d207

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #206

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #471

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #471

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. with a Supplement #d346

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d198

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d292

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d189

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #368

A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #500

A Collection of Hymns #471

A Collection of Hymns #347

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #536

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #648

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs; suited to the various kinds of Christian worship; and especially designed for and adapted to the Fraternity of the Brethren... #259

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d179

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #66

A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #242

A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. 4th ed. #d166

A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #432

A New Selection of Nearly Eight Hundred Evangelical Hymns, from More than 200 Authors in England, Scotland, Ireland, & America, including a great number of originals, alphabetically arranged #459

A New Selection of Psalms and Hymns from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to Public and Private Worship. 2nd ed. #d280

A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #392

A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns ... intended as a Supplement to Dr. Watts's Psalms and Tunes #459

A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d155

A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #310

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d130

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXLV

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXLV

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, intended to be an Appendix to Dr. Watts' Psalms & Hymns. 2nd Baltimore ed. #aCCCCX

A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #410

A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Designed as a Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 3rd ed. #d157

A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors, Designed as a Supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns #d356

A Selection of Hymns #CDX

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d189

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d191

Additional Hymns to the Collection of Hymns for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #672

Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church in North America, at their Session June 1831. 2nd ed. #154

Additional Hymns, Designed as a Supplement to Dwight's Psalms & Hymns #d104

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #297

Baptist Chorals #213

Baptist Hymn Book #a577

Baptist Songs with Music #d113

Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #212c

Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #197

Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #306

Book of Worship #197

Chapel Hymns #d301

Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #160

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d514

Church Choral-Book #269

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d290

Church Melodies #760

Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #735

Church Psalmist #518

Church Psalmist #518

Church Psalmist #518

Church Psalmody #463

Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #345

Devotional hymns #S98

Evangelical Hymnal #438

Free Methodist Hymnal #143

General Baptist Hymn Book #d286

Gospel Melodies #d92

Harmonia Sacra, being a Compilation of Church Music. 10th ed #d185

Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #219

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d298

Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #219

Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #269

Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #269

Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #438

Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #640

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d391

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #823

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #823

Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #103

Hymnal #297

Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #859

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d50

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d45

Hymns for Christian Devotion #719

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