O ye watch­man, sound the trum­pet,
Sound it far and near,
Lo! the morn of Gos­pel free­dom
Comes the world to cheer.

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Lift the cross, and wave its ban­ner;
Shout the joy­ful strain,
Christ the Lord, the King of Glo­ry,
Over all shall reign.

See Him rid­ing on to con­quer;
See a count­less throng;
Swell their ranks, and while they fol­low,
Hear the migh­ty song.

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See their ar­mor, how it glit­ters
In the morn­ing light,
While the pow­ers of sin and dark­ness
Tremble at the sight.

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Every foe shall yet be vanq­uished,
Strife and wrong shall cease;
All the world shall own His scep­ter,
Christ the Prince of Peace.

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