The Minstrel of Zion ‎#33

33. The pilgrim

1 A pilgrim and a stranger here,
I seek the home to pilgrims dear.

Chorus:
Roll on, roll on, sweet moments, roll on,
And let the poor pilgrim go home, go home.

2 I leave the world and sin behind,
That better home in heaven to find. [Chorus]

3 Fair lands are here, and houses fair,
But fairer is my home up there. [Chorus]

4 What though, like Laz'rus, sick and poor,
My home in heav'n is still secure. [Chorus]

5 When death shall come, my soul shall fly,
On wings of angels through the sky. [Chorus]

6 In Abr'am's bosom I shall rest,
For ever safe, for ever blest. [Chorus]

7 What though I weep awhile below,
In heaven my tears shall cease to flow. [Chorus]

8 In that fair clime of endless day,
The Lord shall wipe all tears away. [Chorus]

9 To living founts, through verdant meads,
The Lamb his ransom'd followers leads. [Chorus]

10 The fruits and flowers of Paradise
In plenteous beauty round them rise. [Chorus]

11 No death shall visit them again;
No sickness there, no touch of pain. [Chorus]

12 No mourning there, no fun'ral gloom,
But health and youth for ever bloom. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: A pilgrim and a stranger here
• Title: The pilgrim
• Refrain First Line: Roll on, roll on, sweet moments, roll on
• Publication Date: 1845
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: THE PILGRIM
• Meter: 8, 8.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.