The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13178

13178. Whither, Pilgrims, Are You Going?

1 Whither, pilgrims, are you going,
Going each with staff in hand?
We are going on a journey,
Going at our king’s command.
Over hills and plains and valleys,
We are going to His palace,
We are going to His palace,
Going to the better land.

2 Fear ye not the way so lonely—
You, a little, feeble band?
No, for friends unseen are near us;
Holy angels round us stand.
Christ, our leader, walks beside us;
He will guard, and He will guide us;
He will guard, and He will guide us,
Guide us to the better land.

3 Tell me, pilgrims, what you hope for
In that far off, better land.
Spotless robes and crowns of glory
From a Savior’s loving hand.
We shall drink of life’s clear river,
We shall dwell with God forever,
We shall dwell with God forever,
In that bright and better land.

4 Pilgrims, may we travel with you
To that bright, that better land?
Come and welcome, come and welcome,
Welcome to our pilgrim band.
Come, O come, and do not leave us,
Christ is waiting to receive us,
Christ is waiting to receive us,
In that bright, that better land.

Text Information

• First Line: Whither, pilgrims, are you going
• Title: Whither, Pilgrims, Are You Going?
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1859)
• Language: English
• Source: Devotional Melodies by A. S. Jenks (Philadelphia: A. S. Jenks, 1859)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Whither, pilgrims, are you going]
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1861)
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain