Watchman on the Walls of Zion

Watchman on the walls of Zi­on

Tell

O tell us of the night;

Dost thou see the star of pro­mise?

Is it shin­ing clear and bright?

Hallelujah! hal­le­lu­jah!

O’er the mount­ain’s tow­er­ing height

See it ris­ing and as­cend­ing;

Millions hail its wel­come sight.

Watchman on the walls of Zi­on

Will Mes­si­ah they have slain

Bring the ban­ished sons of Ju­dah

To their na­tive hills again?

Hallelujah! God is ever

Mindful of His chos­en race

Tho’ in ex­ile

He’ll re­store them

To a fa­ther’s dear em­brace.

Watchman on the walls of Zi­on

Tell us of the fu­ture times;

When shall peace and ho­ly un­ion

Bind the soul of ev­ery clime?

Where the spark of love and glo­ry

Kindled to a liv­ing flame

Make the heart of ev­ery Christ­ian

Feel and throb and burn the same.