Lyrics
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1. I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger
Cast upon the rocky shore
Of a land where deathly danger
Surges with a sullen roar,
Oft despairing, oft despairing,
Lest I reach my home no more.
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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 astray
With the many, with the many
That are now the vulture’s prey.
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3. O my Father, I entreat thee,
Let me see thy beck’ning hand;
And when straying, may I meet thee
Ere I join the silent band.
Guide me, Father, guide me, Father,
Safely to the promised land.
Text: Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909
Music: Leroy J. Robertson, 1896–1971
- Book
- Hymns
- Hymn Number
- 121
- Music
- Leroy J. Robertson, 1896–1971
- Text
- Hans H. Petersen, 1835–1909.
- Scriptures
- Hebrews 11:13–16, Psalm 73:23–26
- Meter
- 8 7 8 7 8 7
- Topic
- Guidance, Plan of Salvation, Supplication, Trials
- Tune
- Boston
- Languages