Watchman, What of the Night

What of the night, O watchman? What of the weary night?

Author: Ida L. Reed
Tune: [What of the night, O watchman] (Hull)
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Ida L. Reed

Ida Lilliard Reed, 1865-1951 Born: November 30, 1865, near Ar­den, Bar­bour Coun­ty, West Vir­gin­ia. Died: Ju­ly 8, 1951, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Buried: Eb­e­nez­er Meth­odi­st Church, Ar­den, West Vir­gin­ia. Reed is said to have writ­ten 2,000 hymns in her life­time. In 1939, the Amer­i­can So­ci­e­ty of Com­pos­ers, Au­thors and Pub­lish­ers re­cog­nized her "sub­stan­tial con­tri­bu­tion to Amer­i­can mu­sic" by award­ing her a small "week­ly bo­nus." © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: What of the night, O watchman? What of the weary night?
Title: Watchman, What of the Night
Author: Ida L. Reed
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Ah, yes, the morning cometh
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gleanings of Sacred Song #203

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Sunday School Anthem and Chorus Book #112

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The Jewelled Crown #116

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