Hymnal: The Sacred Melodeon
Date: 1848
Compiler: A S Hayden
Publisher/Printer: A S Hayden
First Line: Whither goest thou pilgrim stranger
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 7s
Tune: The Female Pilgrim
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 232, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhither goest thou, pilgrim, stranger,
Wandering thro' this gloomy vale?
Know'st thou not 'tis full danger,
And will not thy courage fail?
No! I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
Pilgrim thou dost rightly call me,
Wand'ring through this waste so wide;
But no harm will e'er befall me
While I'm bless'd with such a Guide
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
Such a guide! No guide attends thee;
Hence for thee my fears arise:
If some guardian power defends thee,
'Tis unseen by mortal eyes.
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
Yes, unseen - but still, believe me,
Such a Guide my steps attends;
He from every strait relieves me,
He from every harm defends.
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
Pilgrim, see that stream before thee,
Darkly wand'ring through the vale;
Should its deadly waves roll o'er thee,
Would not then thy courage fail.
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
No; that stream has nothing frightful:
To its brink my steps I bend;
There to plunge will be delightful -
There my pilgrimage will end.
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.
While I gazed, with speed surprising
Down its banks the plunged from sight:
Gazing still, I saw her rising
Like an angel, clothed in light!
I'm bound for the kingdom:
Will you go to glory with me?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.