Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Whither goest thou pilgrim stranger
Topic: Present and Future/Heaven
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: Bettie Wilson
Meter: 8s and 7s with chorus
Tune: Pilgrim
Hymn Number: 777
Page Number: 290, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhither goest thou, pilgrim stranger,
Passing thro' this darksome vale?
Know'st thou not 't is full of danger,
And will not thy courage fail?
I am bound for the kingdom,
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah, halle-lujah, hallelujah, Praise the Lord!
Pilgrim, thou dost justly call me,
Wand'ring o'er this waste so wide;
Yet no harm will e'er befall me,
While I'm blest with such a guide.
Such a guide-no guide attends thee:
Hence for thee my fears arise;
If some guardian power befriend thee,
'T is unseen by mortal eyes.
Yes, unseen-but still believe me,
Such a guide my steps attends;
He'll in every strait relieve me,
He from every harm defends.
Pilgrim! see that stream before thee,
Darkly winding through the vale;
Should its deadly waves roll o'er thee,
Would not then thy courage fail?
No, that streams has nothing frightful;
To its banks my steps I bend;
There to plunge will be delightful,
Then my pilgrimage will end.