112. THE WATCHMEN’S CALL
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Text Source: Bachofen's Musikalisches Hallelujah, Zurich, Switzerland, 1767
Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)
Text Source: Bachofen's Musikalisches Hallelujah, Zurich, Switzerland, 1767
Composer: Hans Georg Nägeli (1773-1836)
1. Call and cry, ye watchmen, boldly;
Call aloud and spare them not!
Jesus wants a faithful witness;
Teachers not confessing Jesus
Have stern judgment as their lot.
Call and cry, ye watchmen, boldly;
Call aloud and spare them not.
2. Truly stones could not help crying
If the watchmen’s call would cease,
And the very rocks about us,
Ev’ry one a crying witness
Could no longer hold their peace.
Truly stones could not help crying
If the watchmen’s call would cease!
3. Therefore rise, all ye, His servants;
For Elijah’s spirit pray!
If as Lord ye would address Him,
Faithfully ye must confess Him,
And His holy will obey!
Therefore rise, all ye, His servants;
For Elijah’s spirit pray!
4. Speak the gospel of salvation
Boldly in the wilderness!
In the Saviour’s blood there’s healing.
Grace and pardon He’s revealing
To the sinner in distress.
Speak the gospel of salvation
Boldly in the wilderness!
Call aloud and spare them not!
Jesus wants a faithful witness;
Teachers not confessing Jesus
Have stern judgment as their lot.
Call and cry, ye watchmen, boldly;
Call aloud and spare them not.
2. Truly stones could not help crying
If the watchmen’s call would cease,
And the very rocks about us,
Ev’ry one a crying witness
Could no longer hold their peace.
Truly stones could not help crying
If the watchmen’s call would cease!
3. Therefore rise, all ye, His servants;
For Elijah’s spirit pray!
If as Lord ye would address Him,
Faithfully ye must confess Him,
And His holy will obey!
Therefore rise, all ye, His servants;
For Elijah’s spirit pray!
4. Speak the gospel of salvation
Boldly in the wilderness!
In the Saviour’s blood there’s healing.
Grace and pardon He’s revealing
To the sinner in distress.
Speak the gospel of salvation
Boldly in the wilderness!
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