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Pilgrim's Way Song

Author: Hannah F. Gould

Gould, Hannah Flagg, was born at Lancaster, Vermont, in 1789. In her youth her father removed to Newbury-port, Massachusetts. She died in 1865. Her Poems were published in 1832, 1835, and 1841. From these Poems the following pieces are taken:— 1. Alone I walked the ocean strand. 2. Day of God, thou blessed day. (1841.) Sunday. 3. O Thou Who hast spread out the skies. (1832.) For Use at Sea. 4. O Father, to the fields that are ripe. Harvest. 5. Who, when darkness gathered o'er us. American National Hymn. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: I'm bound to the house of my Father
Title: Pilgrim's Way Song
Author: Hannah F. Gould
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I'm sitting by the wayside so lonely
Copyright: Public Domain
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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #I

Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #I
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Heavenly Carols #76

Heavenly Carols #76

Sabbath School Trumpet #d39

Sabbath School Trumpet #d39
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