Zion's Watchmen

Let Zion's watchmen all awake

Author: Philip Doddridge (1736)
Published in 271 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

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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Instances (201 - 271 of 271)

The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d244

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The Harp #786

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The Harp of Glory #221

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a786

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The Heart and Voice #116a

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #303

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #291

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The Jubilee Harp #781

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #735

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #473

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #223

The Methodist Hymnal #d267

The Methodist Hymnal #399

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The Methodist Hymnal #223

The Methodist Protestant Church Hymnal #d242

The Millennial Harp #d230

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d304

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad304

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The National Baptist Hymnal #519

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The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #268

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The New Hymn Book #82

The Old Baptist Hymn Book #d165

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #589

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The Presbyterian Hymnal #589

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #242

The Primitive Hymns #d331

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #463

The Providence Selection of Hymns, Supplementary to Dr. Watts. #d144

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The Psalmist #955

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The Psalmist #955

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The Psalmody #788

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1128

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #D429

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #381a

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d565

The Sabbath School Choir #d34

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The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #446

The Select Hymn and Song Book #d180

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d473

The Social Harp #d176

The Social Harp. Rev. #d213

The Southern Psalmist #d447

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d469

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #229

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The Tribute of Praise #229

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The Tribute of Praise #229

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #143

Village Hymns #292

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #292

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #292

Zion's Hymns, for the Use of the Original Free-Will Baptist Church of North Carolina #d153

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The Voice of Praise #556

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #432

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #823

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New Hymn and Tune Book #45b

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The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #322

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

The Hymnal #298

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The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CCCXLII

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The Hartford Selection of Hymns #CCCXLII

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

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A Selection of Hymns #CDX

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Hymns, Selected and Original #567

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #292

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