Hymns (1948, 1979),
no. 261
I’m a Pilgrim; I’m a Stranger (Choir)
I’m a Pilgrim; I’m a Stranger (Choir)
1. I’m a pilgrim; I’m a strangerCast upon the rocky shoreOf a land where deathly dangerSurges with a sullen roar,Oft despairing, oft despairing,Lest I reach my home no more.
2. Misty vapors rise before me:Scarcely can I see the way.Clouds of darkest hue hang o’er me,And I’m apt to go astrayWith the many, with the manyThat are now the vulture’s prey.
3. O my Father, I entreat thee,Let me see thy beckoning hand;And when straying, may I meet thee,Ere I join the silent band.Guide me, Savior, guide me Savior,Safely to the promised land.