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What Poor Despised Company
Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 170 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What poor despised company
Of travelers are these,
That walk in yonder narrow way,
Along that rugged maze?
2 Ah, these are of a royal line,
All children of a king;
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo! for joy they sing.
3 Why do they then appear so mean,
And why so much despised?
Because of their rich robes unseen,
The world is not apprised.
4 But some of them seem poor distressed,
And lacking daily bread;
Ah, they’re of boundless wealth possessed,
With hidden manna fed.
5 But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged thorny maze?
Why, that’s the way their leader trod,
They love and keep His ways.
6 Why must they shun the pleasant path,
That worldlings love so well?
Because that is the road to death,
The open road to hell.
7 What, is there then no other road,
To Salem’s happy ground?
Christ is the only way to God,
None other can be found. Used With Tune: BEATITUDO Text Sources: A Choice Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs Intended for the Edification of Sincere Christians of All Denominations (New London: Conn.: 1774)
What Poor Despised Company
[What poor despised company]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: G. W. Sederquist Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 55534 56655 55454 Used With Text: Christ's Yoke is Easy
[What poor despised company]
THE PILGRIMS
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. B. W. Gorham Incipit: 57111 17775 11332 Used With Text: The pilgrim company
THE PILGRIMS
What Poor Despised Company
Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13030 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 What poor despised company
Of travelers are these,
That walk in yonder narrow way,
Along that rugged maze?
2 Ah, these are of a royal line,
All children of a king;
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo! for joy they sing.
3 Why do they then appear so mean,
And why so much despised?
Because of their rich robes unseen,
The world is not apprised.
4 But some of them seem poor distressed,
And lacking daily bread;
Ah, they’re of boundless wealth possessed,
With hidden manna fed.
5 But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged thorny maze?
Why, that’s the way their leader trod,
They love and keep His ways.
6 Why must they shun the pleasant path,
That worldlings love so well?
Because that is the road to death,
The open road to hell.
7 What, is there then no other road,
To Salem’s happy ground?
Christ is the only way to God,
None other can be found. Languages: English Tune Title: BEATITUDO
What Poor Despised Company
The Pilgrim Company
Hymnal: Beulah Songs #120 (1879) First Line: What poor despised company Refrain First Line: I had rather be the least of them Lyrics: 1 What poor, despised company
Of travelers are these,
Who walk in yonder narrow way,
Along that rugged maze?
Refrain:
I had rather be the least of them,
Who are the Lord's alone,
Than wear a royal diadem,
And sit upon a throne.
And sit upon a throne,
And sit upon a throne;
Than wear a royal diadem,
And sit upon a throne.
2 Ah, these are of a royal line,
All children of a King,
Heirs of immortal life divine,
And lo! for joy they sing! [Refrain]
3 Why do they, then, appear so mean?
And why so much despised?
Because of their rich robes unseen,
The world is not apprised. [Refrain]
4 But some of them seem poor, distressed,
And lacking daily bread;
Ah! they're of boundless wealth possessed
With heavenly manna fed. [Refrain]
5 Why do they shun the pleasing path
That worldlings love so well?
Because it is the way to death,
The open road to hell. [Refrain]
6 But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged, thorny maze?
Why that's the way their Leader trod,
They love and keep his ways. [Refrain]
7 What, is there then no other road
To Salem's happy ground?
Christ is the only way to God,
None other can be found. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [What poor despised company]
The Pilgrim Company
Christ's Yoke is Easy
Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Golden Sheaf #82 (1902) First Line: What poor despised company Refrain First Line: His yoke is easy, his burden's light Lyrics: 1 What poor despised company
Of travelers are these,
Who walk in yonder narrow way,
The world they cannot please?
Chorus:
His yoke is easy, his burden's light,
I find it so, I find it so,
He leadeth me by day and by night,
Where living waters flow.
2 Ah, these are of a royal line,
All children of a King;
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo, for joy they sing. [Chorus]
3 But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged, thorny maze?
Why, that's the way their Leader trod,
They love and keep his ways. [Chorus]
4 Why must they shun the pleasant path,
That worldings love so well?
Because that is the road to death,
The open road to hell. [Chorus]
5 What, is there then no other road
To Salem's happy ground?
Christ is the only way to God,
None other can be found. [Chorus]
Refrain:
I'd rather be the last of them,
Who are the Lord's alone,
Than wear a royal diadem, and sit upon a throne. Tune Title: [What poor despised company]
Christ's Yoke is Easy
Anonymous
Alterer of "What Poor Despised Company" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
John Bacchus Dykes
1823 - 1876 Composer of "BEATITUDO" in The Cyber Hymnal As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern.
Bert Polman
John Bacchus Dykes
W. McDonald
1820 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. W. McDonald Arranger of "[What poor despised company]" in Beulah Songs McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appeared in 1882 as the official hymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church. From 1870 he spent many years in evangelistic work before his retirement to Monrovia.
Sources: Metcalf, Frank J., American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; Tillett, Wilbur F., Our Hymns and Their Authors; Nutter and Tillett, Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church; McCutchan, Robert G., Our Hymnody; Benson, L.F., The English Hymn.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
W. McDonald
