The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7116

7116. We Are Pilgrims of a Day

1. We are pilgrims of a day,
Homeward bound, homeward bound;
Singing on our cheerful way,
We are homeward bound.

Refrain
Onward, upward still, O ye hopeful pilgrims;
Forward, fear no ill, yonder is our home;
We journey, hand in hand,
To Canaan’s happy land;
O come, ye friends and neighbors,
And join the pilgrim band.

2. We are happy in the Lord,
Trav’ling on, trav’ling on;
Trusting in His holy Word,
We are trav’ling on. [Refrain]

3. Sin and sorrow here below,
Soon will end, soon will end;
In the land to which we go,
Toil and care will end. [Refrain]

4. Working all the way along,
Rest will come, rest will come;
Lighten work with pray’r and song,
Blessèd rest will come. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are pilgrims of a day
• Title: We Are Pilgrims of a Day
• Author: Robert Lowry (1887)
• Refrain First Line: Onward, upward still, O ye hopeful pilgrims
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Christian Endeavor, edited by S. W. Adriance (Boston, Massachusetts: The United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1888), number 5
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are pilgrims of a day]
• Composer: Robert Lowry (1887)
• Incipit: 55555 12322 23335
• Key: g minor
• Source: Hymns of Christian Endeavor, edited by S. W. Adriance (Boston, Massachusetts: The United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1888), number 5
• Copyright: Public Domain