Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#515

515. A pilgrim and a stranger

1 A pilgrim and a stranger,
I journeyed here below;
Far distant is my country,
The house to which I go.
Here I must toil and travail,
Oft weary and oppressed,
But there my God shall lead me
To everlasting rest.

2 There still my thoughts are dwelling,
'Tis there I long to be;
Come, Lord, and call Thy servant
To blessedness with Thee!
Come, bid my toils be ended,
Let all my wanderings cease;
Call from the wayside lodging
To the sweet home of peace!

3 There I shall dwell for ever,
No more a stranger guest,
With all Thy blood-bought children,
In everlasting rest:
The pilgrim toils forgotten,
The pilgrim conflicts o'er,
All earthly griefs behind us,
Eternal joys before!

Text Information

• First Line: A pilgrim and a stranger
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1667)
• Translator: Jane Borthwick (1862)
• Meter: No. 13
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Contemplation of Death; Twenty Third Sunday after Trintiy
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German Text: Ich bin ein Gast auf Erden

Tune Information

• Name: COMMIT THY WAY (Befiehl du deine Wege)
• Meter: No. 13
• Key: G Major
• Source: German
• Notes: Public Domain.