I Am Bound for the Kingdom

Whither goest thou, pilgrim stranger

Tune: THE PILGRIM STRANGER
Published in 169 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 “Whither goest thou, pilgrim-stranger,
Wand’ring through this lonely vale?
Knowest thou not ‘tis full of danger,
And will not thy courage fail?”
“Pilgrim, thou dost justly call me,
Wand’ring through this desert wide,
But no ill shall e’er befall me
While I’m blest with such a Guide.”

2 “Such a guide? No guide attends thee,
Hence for thee my fears arise;
If some guardian power defends thee,
‘Tis unseen by mortal eyes.”
“Yes, unseen, but still believe me,
Such a Guide my steps attend;
He’ll in every strait relieve me
He will guide me to the end.”

3 “Pilgrim, see that stream before thee,
Darkly rolling through the vale;
Should it’s boisterous waves roll o’er thee,
Would not then thy courage fail?”
“No, that stream has nothing frightful,
To it’s brink my steps I’ll bend,
Thence to plunge will be delightful,
Here my pilgrimage shall end.”

4 While I gazed, with speed surprising,
Plunged the pilgrim from my sight,
Gazing still I saw him rising,
Like an angel clothed in light!

Source: Wondrous Love: A Collection of Songs and Services for Sunday Schools #112

Text Information

First Line: Whither goest thou, pilgrim stranger
Title: I Am Bound for the Kingdom
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The pilgrim stranger
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hallowed Songs #369

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Hymns of the Church Militant #598

Bells of Heaven #d465

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Glad Hallelujahs #170

Good News in Song. Rev. ed. #d212

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Rescue Songs #103

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Songs of Joy and Gladness with Supplement #337

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The Camp-Meeting Chorister #94

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The Christian Hymn Book #886

The Good Old Songs #d649

The Good Old Songs #d646

The Heavenly Echoes #d111

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The Quartet #312

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The Quiver of Sacred Song #122

A New and Choice Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d171

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A Selection of Hymns #22

Conference Hymns for Social Worship. 8th ed. #d156

General Baptist Hymn Book #d529

Gospel Echoes #d31

Harmonia Ecclesiae #d299

Heavenly Echoes #d140

Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d433

Hymns of Zion #d238

Manual of Hymns #d116

Pilgrim Songster #d116

Praise to Jesus #d93

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Public, Parlour, and Cottage Hymns. A New Selection #II.61

Revival Hymns #d201

Sacred Melodies #d131

Select Hymns #d512

Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d128

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Social and Camp-meeting Songs, for the Pious (9th ed. enl.) #141

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Social and Campmeeting Songs For the Pious (4th ed.) #142

Social Melodies #d149

Songs of Zion #d216

Songs of Zion. 8th ed. #d126

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The American Vocalist #350

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The Camp Meeting Hymn Book #56

The Canadian Minstrel #d98

The Christian Companion; or, Camp-Meeting Hymn Book #d104

The Christian Hymn Book (Ohio Auglaize Christian Conference) #d289

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The Christian Psalmist #S99

The Golden Harp #d168

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The Melodeon #68

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The Revivalist #370

The Sacred Melodeon #d123

The Saint John's Church Sunday School Hymn Book #d117

The Social Harp #d358

The Social Harp. Rev. #d439

The South Western Psalmist #d447

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The Sweet Singer of Israel #67

The Temple Harp #d396

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The Union Harp #96

The Western Harp #d256

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The Zion Songster #103

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The Zion Songster #103

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Zion's Songster #149

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs #d270

The Dover Selection of Spiritual Songs, with an Appendix of Choice Hymns #d262

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A New Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #76

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Devotional Melodies #191

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Salvation Echoes #77e

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Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages #271

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Dyer's Psalmist #307

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Methodist Social Hymn Book #186

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Revival Songs #44

The Church Harp #d122

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Evangelical Hymns #502

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d351

Revival Songs. 4th ed. #d278

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Select Hymns #528

The Christian Hymn Book #d704

Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d99

Second Advent Hymns #d50

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The New Jubilee Harp #324

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The New Jubilee Harp #324

The Providence Selection of Hymns, Supplementary to Dr. Watts. #d273

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d128

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs. Stereotype ed. #d118

A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. 4th ed. #d333

A Selection of Hymns, from Various Authors #d434

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Baptist Hymn Book #aB105

Camp Meeting Hymn Book #d156

Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d98

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