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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A Collection of Evergreen Hymns, for All the People. New ed. #d80

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A Collection of Hymns #188

A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #d332

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #672

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

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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #198

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d484

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social and Domestic Worship #d485

A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #d483

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A Collection of Hymns for Public, Social, and Domestic Worship #258

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in America #d207

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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #206

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #471

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #471

A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d198

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d292

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d189

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #368

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America. #500

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A Collection of Hymns #471

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A Collection of Hymns #347

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #536

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #648

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d179

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #66

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #242

A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. 4th ed. #d166

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #392

A Selection of Hymns ... Supplement to the Methodist Pocket Hymn Book. 1st ed #d155

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A Selection of Hymns & Psalms #310

A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d130

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXLV

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A Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #H.CCCXLV

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A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. #410

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A Selection of Hymns #CDX

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d189

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d191

Additional Hymns, Designed as a Supplement to Dwight's Psalms & Hymns #d104

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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #297

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Baptist Chorals #213

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Baptist Hymn Book #a577

Baptist Songs with Music #d113

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #197

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #306

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Book of Worship #197

Chapel Hymns #d301

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #160

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d514

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Church Choral-Book #269

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #350

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d290

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Church Melodies #760

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #735

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Church Psalmist #518

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Church Psalmist #518

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Church Psalmist #518

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Church Psalmody #463

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Devotional hymns #S98

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Evangelical Hymnal #438

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Free Methodist Hymnal #143

General Baptist Hymn Book #d286

Gospel Melodies #d92

Harmonia Sacra, being a Compilation of Church Music. 10th ed #d185

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #219

Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d298

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #219

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #269

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #269

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #438

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #640

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d391

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #823

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #823

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #103

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Hymnal #297

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #859

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d50

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d45

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #719

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