The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10355

10355. Watch By Daylight

1 Oh, watch you well by daylight!
By daylight you may fear;
But keep no watch in darkness,
The angels then are near.
For Heav’n the sense bestoweth
Our waking life to keep;
But tender mercy showeth
To guard us in our sleep.

Refrain:
Oh, watch you well by daylight!
By daylight you may fear;
But keep no watch in darkness,
The angels then are near.

2 Oh, watch you well in pleasure!
For pleasure oft betrays;
But keep no watch on sorrow,
When joy withdraws its rays;
For in the hour of sorrow,
As in the darkness drear,
To Heaven trust the morrow,
For angels then are near. [Refrain]

3 Oh, watch you well when fortune
Sits smiling at your door;
When wealth and influence, mighty,
Are growing more and more;
Be firm, and do not falter,
Be true to God and man,
And Heaven will reward you,
As nothing else e’er can. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh, watch you well by daylight!
• Title: Watch By Daylight
• Author: Samuel Lover (1846)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, watch you well by daylight!
• Language: English
• Source: Irish Evenings, 1846
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BERGAMO
• Composer: Harold B. Adams (1880)
• Meter: 76.76.76 D
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: The Morning Light! by Solomon W. Straub (Chicago: Root & Sons, 1880)
• Copyright: Public Domain