Bible Songs — Special Selections

"I Have Set Watchmen."

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem!

No. 1401
Tune "I HAVE SET WATCHMEN."
Music Isaac B. Woodbury.
Key A major
Singing key F major
Time 4/4, 3/4 from m21
3 stanzas

Words

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem!which shall never hold their peace, day nor night.Go through the gates, prepare ye the way, prepare ye the way of the people.Cast up the highway, cast up the highway, cast up the highway, and gather out the stones.Lift up a standard, lift up a standard, lift up a standard among the pcople.Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen!Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Upper line of the last system (soprano, holding «men!»):Amen! . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lower line of the last system (alto, tenor and bass, in the same time):Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen!

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «1401» (large, left), title «"I HAVE SET WATCHMEN."» centred (condensed display capitals with larger initials, between double quotes); «Fast, and in Chanting Style.» in bold italic at the left over the first bar and «ISAAC B. WOODBURY.» (capitals and small capitals) at the right; no scripture reference (the words are Isaiah 62:6, 10), no author of the words, no meter, no copyright line. At the foot the printer's signature «39» (left) and the folio «609».