by John Bowring, Sir (1792 - 1872)
Watchman, tell us of the night
Language: English
Watchman, tell us of the night, what its signs of promise are: Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory beaming star! Watchman, aught of joy or hope? Traveller, Yes! Traveller Yes! Traveller yes; it brings the day, Promised day of Israel. Dost thou see its beauteous ray? Traveller, See!
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Text Authorship:
- by John Bowring, Sir (1792 - 1872), no title, appears in Hymns, first published 1825 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alan Hovhaness (1911 - 2000), "Christmas Song", op. 34 (1927), published 1938, rev. 1962?4? [voice and piano or organ; or bass, SATB chorus, oboe, clarinet, and strings] [text not verified]
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Watchman!", 1913 [voice and piano], music adapted from the second violin sonata (composed 1902-10 and published 1951) [text verified 1 time]
- by Litta Lynn , "Watchman! tell us of the night", published 1913. [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Lowell Mason (1792 - 1872), "Watchman! tell us of the night", published 1830. [voice and piano] [text not verified]
- by Don McAfee (b. 1935), "Watchman, tell us", published 1968. [SATB chorus in unison and piano] [text not verified]
- by Leslie Eliot Trowbridge , "Watchman! tell us of the night", published 1896. [tenor, baritone, TTBB chorus, and organ] [text not verified]
- by Karl Weigl (1881 - 1949), "The watchman's report", 194-?, published 195-? [male voice, SATB chorus, and piano or organ] [text not verified]
- by Dale Wood (b. 1934), "Watchman! tell us of the night", published 1965. [unison treble or youth chorus (or selected soprano voices), SATB chorus, organ, handbells ad libitum, and other optional instruments] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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