Author: From the Greek of St. Joseph the Hymnographer (c. 840); Dr. J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #404 (1917) Lyrics: 1 O happy band of pilgrims,
If onward ye will tread,
With Jesus as your Leader,
To Jesus as your Head!
2 O happy, if he labour
As Jesus did for men;
O happy, if ye hunger
As Jesus hungered then!
3 The faith by which ye see Him,
The hope in which ye yearn,
The love that through all troubles
To Him alone will turn.
4 The trials that beset you,
The sorrows ye endure,
The manifold temptations
That death alone can cure,
5 What are they but His jewels,
Of right celestial worth?
What are they but the ladder
Set up to heaven on earth?
6 O happy band of pilgrims,
Look upward to the skies,
Where such a light affliction
Shall win you such a prize. Topics: The Church and the Kingdom of God Social Service; Pilgrims Languages: English Tune Title: KNECHT
O happy band of pilgrims