Watchman, blow the Gos­pel trum­pet,
Every soul a warn­ing give;
Whosoever hears the mes­sage
May re­pent, and turn and live.

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Blow the trum­pet, trus­ty watch­man,
Blow it loud o’er land and sea;
God com­mis­sions, sound the mes­sage!
Every cap­tive may be free.

Sound it loud o’er ev­ery hill­top,
Gloomy shade and sun­ny plain;
Ocean depths re­peat the mes­sage,
Full sal­va­tion’s glad re­frain.

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Sound it in the hedge and high­way,
Earth’s dark spots where ex­iles roam;
Let it tell all things are rea­dy,
Father waits to wel­come home.

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Sound it for the hea­vy la­den,
Weary, long­ing to be free;
Sound a Sav­ior’s in­vi­ta­tion,
Sweetly say­ing, Come to Me.

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