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Text
Watchman!
English source:
Sir John Bowring
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—it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
Dost thou see its beauteous ray?
Traveller, See!
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—it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel.
Dost thou see its beauteous ray?
Traveller, See!
Composer
Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. Read more here.
