The Cyber Hymnal ‎#17009

17009. Inquire, Ye Pilgrims, for the Way

1. Inquire, ye pil­grims, for the way
That leads Zi­on’s hill,
And thi­ther set your stea­dy face
With full de­ter­mined will.

2. Invite the strang­ers all around
Your pi­ous march to join;
And spread the sen­ti­ments you feel
Of faith and love di­vine.

3. Come, let us to His te­mple haste,
And seek His fa­vor there,
Before His foot­stool hum­bly bow,
And pour our fer­vent pray­er.

4. Come, let us join our souls to God
In ev­er­last­ing bands,
And seize the bless­ings He be­stows
With ea­ger hearts and hands.

5. Come, let us seal with­out de­lay
The co­ve­nant of His grace;
Nor shall the years of dist­ant life
Its me­mo­ry ef­face.

6. Thus may our ris­ing off­spring haste
To seek their fa­thers’ God,
Nor e’er for­sake the hap­py path
Their youthful feet have trod.

Text Information

• First Line: Inquire, ye pilgrims, for the way
• Title: Inquire, Ye Pilgrims, for the Way
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755), number 137, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: DUNDEE
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Scottish Psalter, 1615