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1 O happy band of pilgrims,
If onward ye will tread
With Jesus as your Fellow
To Jesus as your Head!
2 O happy if ye labour
As Jesus did for men;
O happy if ye hunger
As Jesus hungered then!
3 *The cross that Jesus carried
He carried as your due;
The crown that Jesus weareth,
He weareth it for you.
4 *The faith by which ye see him,
The hope in which ye yearn,
The love that through all troubles
To him alone will turn,
5 *What are they but forerunners
To lead you to his sight?
What are they save the effluence
Of uncreated light?
6 The trials that beset you,
The sorrows ye endure,
The manifold temptations
That death alone can cure,
7 What are they but his jewels
Of right celestial worth?
What are they but the ladder
Set up to heaven on earth?
8 O happy band of pilgrims,
Look upward to the skies,
Where such a light affliction
Shall win you such a prize!
Source: The New English Hymnal #418
First Line: | O happy band of pilgrims |
Author: | St. Joseph the Hymnographer (850) |
Translator: | J. M. Neale (1862) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6 |
Source: | Greek |
Language: | English |
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Instances (1 - 9 of 9) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #550 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | KNECHT (KOCHER) | James M. Neale | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #497 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | KNECHT (KOCHER) | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 | 76 76 | 2000 | Faith, Trust and Commitment | ; Hope and Consolation | ; The Pilgrim Community | | ||||||||||
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard Edition #208 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | 76 76 | 1983 | |||||||||||||
Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #530 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | KOCHER | J. M. Neale (1818-1866) | 7 6 7 6 | 1987 | God's Church | Conflict and Endurance; The Election of God's People | Abraham; Lent 2, The King and the Kingdom | Conflict; Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom | Suffering; Pentecost 9 | The Whole Armour of God; Pentecost 13 | The Suffering Community; Pentecost 20 | Endurance | ||||||||||
Hymns Old and New: New Anglican #368 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | 76 76 | 1996 | |||||||||||||
Rejoice in the Lord #246 | O Happy Band of Pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | DU MEINE SEELE SINGEN | J. M. Neale | 7.6.7.6 D | 2 Corinthians 4:17 | 1985 | Fasting | ; PILGRIMAGE AND CONFLICT | | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Small Church Music #1573 | Knecht(Kocher) | O happy band of pilgrims | KNECHT(KOCHER) | J. M. Neale | 7.6.7.6 | ![]() | |||||||||||
The Cyber Hymnal #4946 | O Happy Band of Pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | ST. EDITH | Joseph the Hymnographer; John M. Neale | 76.76 D | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
The New English Hymnal #418 | O happy band of pilgrims | O happy band of pilgrims | KNECHT | J. M. Neale, 1818-66 | 76 76 | 1986 | ![]() | ![]() |