I'm a Pilgrim, and I'm a stranger

I'm a pilgrim and I'm a stranger, I can tarry, I can tarry but a night

Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Tune: I'M A PILGRIM
Published in 332 hymnals

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1. I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger;
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night;
Do not detain me, for I am going
To where the fountains are ever flowing,
I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger;
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.

2. There the glory is ever shining;
O my longing heart, my longing heart is there;
Here is this country, so dark and dreary,
I long have wandered forlorn and weary.
I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger;
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.

3. There's the city to which I journey;
My Redeemer, my Redeemer, is its light;
There is no sinning, nor any sighing,
Nor any tears there, nor any dying.
I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger;
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.


Source: The New Christian Hymnal #314

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Author: Mary Dana Shindler

Shindler, Mary Stanley Bunce, née Palmer, better known as Mrs. Dana, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 1810. In 1835 she was married to Charles E. Dana, of New York, and removed with him to Bloomington, now Muscatine, Iowa, in 1838. Mr. Dana died in 1839, and Mrs. Dana returned to South Carolina. Subsequently she was married to the Rev. Robert D. Shindler, who was Professor in Shelby College, Kentucky, in 1851, and afterwards in Texas. Mrs. Shindler, originally a Presbyterian, was for some time an Unitarian; but of late years she has been a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. As Mary S. B. Dana she published the Southern Harp, 1840, and the Northern Harp, 1841. From these works her hymns have been taken, 8 of which are… Go to person page >

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First Line: I'm a pilgrim and I'm a stranger, I can tarry, I can tarry but a night
Title: I'm a Pilgrim, and I'm a stranger
: Mrs. S.B. Dana
Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Language: English
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A Book of Worship for the Use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church ... of the Church of the Redeemer, Richmond, Virginia #d68
A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation #d85
A Collection of Evergreen Hymns, for All the People. New ed. #d66
A Messenger for Jesus #d127
A Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for the Church and the Choir #1000Image
Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #d22
Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #d95
Anniversary and Sabbath School Hymns; or The Child's Sunday School Music Book #d45
Anniversary and Sabbath School Hymns: or, the child's Sunday school music book. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Complete #114Image
Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d114
Assembly Songs: for use in evangelistic services, Sabbath schools, young peoples societies, devotional meetings, and the home #128Image
Augsburg Songs for Sunday School and other services #200Image
Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d145
Baptist Songs with Music #d92
Beautiful Songs of Zion, a Collection of New and Old Songs #d66
Bible School Hymns and Sacred Songs for Sunday Schools and Other Religious Services #47bImage
Billows of Song #d72
Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #348aImage
Book of Praise for the Sunday School: with hymns and tunes appropriate for the prayer meeting and the home circle #177Image
Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d399
Choice Hymns No. 1: for use in the church, Sunday-school, young people's societies, etc. etc. #64Image
Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages: a collection of hymns and tunes adapted to all occasions of social worship #270Image
Christian Gospel Hymns: for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings: contains the cream of all the old songs, and the very best of all the new #54Image
Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #650Image
Christian Science Hymnal #S415
Christian Science Hymnal #181Image
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #181Image
Christian Songs: for the Sunday School #157Image
Church music: with selections for the ordinary occasions of public and social worship, from the Psalms and hymns of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America #453Image
Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d100
Coronation Hymns #176
Coronation Songs #d87
Cottage Melodies; a hymn and tune book, for prayer and social meetings and the home circle #567Image
Crown of Gold: for Sunday schools, gospel services, revival meetings, Christian Endeavor societies, Epworth Leagues, etc. #123Image
Devotional Melodies: or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (2nd ed.) #183Image
Devotional Melodies; or, a collection of original and selected tunes and hymns, designed for congregational and social worship. (3rd ed.) #183Image
Diadems: a collection of religious songs, new and old, for the church and Sunday school #140Image
Early Blossoms: a collection of music for Sabbath schools, with rudiments #96cImage
Enduring Hymns #d94
Exalted Praise, a New Collection of Hymns and Tunes #d45
Fellowship Hymns #d122
Fresh Leaves for the use of Sabbath Schools #108bImage
Fruits and Flowers #d63
Gems for the Prayer Meeting #d26
Genuine Gems of Sacred Song #d12
Give Thanks and Sing; for Religious Meetings #d70
Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church #484Image
Glory Songs #d97
Golden Bells #35
Good News Hymns #d49
Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d57
Gospel Bells #d94
Gospel Herald in Song #d74
Gospel Hour Song Book #d55
Gospel Hymnal #d148
Gospel Hymns #d237
Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d207
Gospel Songs for Men, a Collection of Quartets and Choruses for Male Voices #d50
Great Revival Hymns No.2 #86Image
Great Songs of the Church #d140
Hallowed Songs #d170
Hallowed Songs: a collection of the most popular hymns and tunes, both old, and new, designed for prayer and social meetings, revivals, family worship, and Sabbath schools #319Image
Hallowed Songs: for prayer and social meetings, containing hymns and tunes, carefully selected from all sources, both old and new, and are of the most spiritual..(Newly Revised) #58Image
Happy Voices #d91
Harvest of Light #d103
Helps for Worship: for Use in the Sunday School, the Prayer Meetings and the Home #63Image
His Praise #22Image
Hosannas to the King #57Image
Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #898Image
Hymn Book for the Army and Navy #d29
Hymn Book of the Colored M.E. Church in America #d246
Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #898Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #S48Image
Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #S48Image
Hymnal for Church and Home. 1st ed. #d146
Hymnal: for churches and Sunday-schools of the Augustana Synod #338Image
Hymns and Offices of Worship: for use in schools: with an appendix of tunes #249Image
Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #353Image
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1218Image
Hymns and Tunes for Prayer and Social Meetings #170Image
Hymns and Tunes: for those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. #467Image
Hymns for Second Advent Believers #d57
Hymns for Sunday Schools #A32Image
Hymns for the Camp. (3rd ed. rev. and enl.) #144Image
Hymns for the use of the Sabbath School of the Second Reformed Church, Albany N. Y. #96Image
Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d520
Hymns for Worship, for Use in the Sunday School, the Prayer Meeting and Home #d53
Hymns of Progress #d96
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship #584Image
Hymns of the Ages for Public and Social Worship, Approved and Recommended ... by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. 2nd ed. #d231
Hymns of the Millennial Dawn, with Music: a Choice Collection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d119
Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d117
Hymns, Principles of Faith, Church Order, and Divine Services, or Occasional liturgy; for the use of Messiah's Church #77Image
Hymns, Religious and Patriotic #d23
Hymns that Help: in Sunday schools, young people's societies and other church services #120Image
Hymns Tried and True #d65
Inspiring Hymns #d139
International Song Service: with Bright Gems from fifty authors, for Sunday-schools, gospel meetings, missionary and young people's societies, prayer-meetings, etc. #145Image
Joy to the World: for the Church and Sunday School #199Image
Joyful Voices: A New Eclectic Hymn Book #d46
Let Everybody Sing #d109
Life-Time Hymns #168Image
Linden Harp #d57
Linden Harp: a rare collection of popular melodies adapted to sacred and moral songs, original and selected. Illustrated. Also a manual of... #47Image
Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #280Image
Maynard's Sabbath School Echo. 6th ed. of Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns, with an Appendix #d94
Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d88
Melodies of Grace and Hope #d94
Men and Religion Songs #d42
Methodist Social Hymn Book #193Image
Musical Gems. 7th ed. #d45
Musical Leaves for Sabbath Schools #d64
New Songs of the Gospel: for use in all religious meetings #40Image
New Songs of the Gospel No. 3: for use in religious meetings #43Image
New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #38Image
Norman Clayton's Favorites No. 1 #d36
Northfield Hymnal No. 2 #351Image
Northfield Hymnal No. 3 #164Image
Offices of Worship and Hymns: principally for use in schools. with an appendix of tunes (2nd and rev. ed.) #249Image
Oriola #d113
Oriola #d114
Our New Hymnal #327Image
Our Sabbath Home Praise Book #d64
Palmer's Sabbath School Songs: to which is added an extensive collection of standard and well-known Sunday school hymns #50aImage
Pentecostal Hymns No. 3, a Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services #212Image
Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined: a winnowed collection for young people's societies, church prayer meetings, evangelistic services and Sunday schools #219Image
Perennial Songs #d93
Pilgrim Songster #d53
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1257Image
Plymouth Sabbath School Collection: or, Hymns and Tunes #79Image
Poems and Hymns of Dawn #117Image
Popular Revival Hymns #d31
Praise to Jesus #d28
Precious Hymns #360Image
Prison Hymn Book #d152
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: a manual of worship for the church of Christ #1251Image
Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d358
Quartette: containing Songs for the Ransomed, Songs of Love Peace and Joy, Gems of Gospel Song, Salvation Echoes, with one hundred choice selections added #454Image
Revival Gems: a collection of spirit-stirring hymns. Specially adapted to revivals #123Image
Revival Gems No. 1 #d30
Revival Hymns #d28
Revival Hymns #d34
Revival Hymns #358Image
Revival Hymns (Rev. ed.) #44Image
Revival Songs. 4th ed. #d119
Revival Songs : a new collection of hymns and spiritual songs for closet and family worship, prayer, conference, revival and protracted meetings #17Image
Revival Songs : a new collection of hymns and spiritual songs for closet and family worship, prayer, conference, revival and protracted meetings #31Image
Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #127Image
Sabbath Carols: a New Collection #d47
Sabbath Carols : A New Collection of Music and Hymns #136bImage
Sacred Melodies for Conference and Prayer Meetings, and for Social and Private Devotion (13th ed.) #8Image
Sacred Melodies for Social Worship #28Image
Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d213
Sacred Songs No. 2 #169Image
Sacred Songs No. 2 (words ed.) #d77
Salvation Echoes: for Sabbath School, Gospel, Prayer and Praise Meetings #36bImage
Second Advent Hymn Book #d20
Select Songs for the Singing Service in the Prayer Meeting and Sunday School #d120
Select Songs for the Sunday School #d121
Seth Parker's Hymnal #d74
Seth Parker's Hymnal. 5th ed. #d71
Sing Hosannas, a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Let Everybody Sing #d121
Social Hymn and Tune Book: for the Lecture Room, Prayer Meeting, Family Circle, and Mission Church #d182
Social Hymn Book: Being the Hymns of the Social Hymn and Tune Book for the Lecture Room, Prayer Meeting, Family, and Congregation (2nd ed.) #472Image
Soendagsskol-Bok, innehallande, Liturgi, Laesordning, och Sanger #d119
Soldier's Friend #d36
Song Sermons for General Use and Special Services #95Image
Songs for Service #d110
Songs for Social and Public Worship #1037Image
Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d182
Songs for the New Life #d289
Songs for the Sabbath School and Vestry: designed especially for the Sabbath school and concert. With original and selected music #102Image
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #ad492
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #1283Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #1283Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #1283Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1283Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1283Image
Songs of Comfort #d37
Songs of Devotion for Christian Assocations: a collection of psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with music for chuch services, prayer and conference meetings, religious conventions, and family worship. #380Image
Songs of Evangelism: for revival and evangelistic services; Bible schools, young people's meetings, and all occasions of Christian work and worship #194Image
Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #d101
Songs of Love for the Bible School #d66
Songs of Praise: a selection of standard hymns and tunes for the Sunday-shcools and social meetings #274Image
Songs of Praise and Prayer #d128
Songs of Praise and Prayer : for the Sunday School and Social Meeting #299Image
Songs of Praise for Sabbath Schools and Families. New ed. #d30
Songs of Redemption #d47
Songs of Salvation and Service. #d113
Songs of Salvation and Service. Rev. #d110
Songs of the Century #d91
Songs of the Church: or, hymns and tunes for Christian worship #753Image
Songs of the Covenant : for the Sabbath School, Prayer Meetings, etc. #326Image
Songs of the Pilgrim Way #d9
Songs of the Soul #d68
Songs of Zion Enlarged: a manual of the best and most popular hymns and tunes, for social and private devotion #186Image
Sought-Out Songs for Christian Workers #d65
Sought-Out Songs for Christian Workers #d69
Sparkling Jewels (in song) #d23
Spicy Breezes: a book of praise for the sabbath-school #51Image
Spiritual hymns of worship #d210
Spiritual Melodies #d158
Spiritual Melodies. Enl. & impr. ed. #d180
Spiritual Songs #d102
Spiritual Songs and Hymns for Pilgrims. New Church ed. #d81
Spring Blossoms #d43
Sun-Shine Songs for the Sunday School #49Image
Sunday School Book: containing liturgy and hymns for the Sunday School (Rev. and Enl. Ed.) #151Image
Sunday School Hymn Book #d192
Sweetest Praises #d80
Temple Themes and Sacred Songs #t56Image
The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #308Image
The American Sunday-School Hymn-Book #330Image
The American Vocalist: a selection of tunes, anthems, sentences, and hymns, old and new: designed for the church, the vestry, or the parlor; adapted to every variety of metre in common use. (Rev. ed.) #330bImage
The Anniversaary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5 #d81
The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book Nos. 1 and 2 with additions #d22
The Army Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #d48
The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d231
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1257Image
The Baptist Praise Book #1044Image
The Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings #d246
The Bible Harp #d117
The Big Four Quartet Book #d16
The Book of Worship #d227
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for use in social meetings. #514Image
The Canadian Warbler #d79
The Choralist #d156
The Christian Lyre #d176
The Christian Melodist, a Collection of Popular Songs, for Use in Public and Social Meetings ... #d173
The Christian Psalmist #d326
The Christian Psalmist (Numeral ed.) 10th ed., 1st rev. ed. #d193
The Church Hymn Book #d242
The Church Hymn Book #d447
The Church Hymnal ... Seventh-Day Adventist Church #666
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d393
The Clariona #d92
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #813Image
The Concordia Hymnal: a Hymnal for Church, School and Home. Rev. 1st word ed. #d159
The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d159
The Covenant Hymnal, authorized by the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America #d157
The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book: for social and public worship #11Image
The Devotional Hymn Book #d224
The Eclectic Sabbath School Hymn Book #15Image
The Epworth Hymnal: containing standard hymns of the Church, songs for the Sunday-School, songs for social services, songs for the home circle, songs for special occasions #263Image
The Evangelical Hymnal #502Image
The Evergreen #d43
The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #d266
The Golden Promise #d47
The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d60
The Harp #1073Image
The Highway Hymnal: a choice collection of popular hymns and music, new and old. Arranged for the work in camp, convention, church and home #300Image
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d227
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d227
The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d229
The Hymnist: Heart Hymns and Home Melodies #d47
The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d91
The Ideal Song and Hymn Book #d149
The Joy Bells of Canaan: Burning Bush Songs No. 2 #d39
The Jubilee Harp: a choice selection of psalmody, ancient and modern, designed for use in public and social worship #548Image
The Junior Hymnal #d51
The King in His Beauty #d83
The King's Message: a collection of sunday school songs #37Image
The Life Line: a Choice Collection of New and Standard Gospel Songs, Adapted for Use in Christian Endeavor ... and all Young People's Societies #d52
The Little Seraph: in seven character notes, for churches and Sunday-schools #103Image
The Little Sunbeam #d24
The Melodeon: a collection of hymns and tunes with original and selected music, adapted to all occiasions of social worship #83Image
The Millennial Harp #d198
The Modern Hymnal #d167
The Most Popular Hymns #27Image
The New Alphabetical Hymnal: Great Songs of the Church No. 2. 35th ed. #d167
The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book: for churches and Sunday-schools #T103Image
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d114
The New Christian Hymnal #314Text
The New Jubilee Harp, or Christian hymns and songs. a new collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship. #281
The New Jubilee Harp, or Christian hymns and songs. a new collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship. #425
The New Make Christ King #d89
The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #43aImage
The People's Hymn Book #d132
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d279
The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes #151Image
The Polyphonic; or Juvenile Choralist; containing a great variety of music and hymns, both new & old, designed for schools and youth #25Image
The Popular Hymnal #d124
The Praise Book for Young People's Societies, Church Prayer Meetings and Sunday Schools #85Image
The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book: a Selection of Standard Evangelical Hymns for Prayer and Conference Meetings #d137
The Presbyterian Hymnal #798Image
The Presbyterian Hymnal #798Image
The Primitive Baptist Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes of early and late composition #278Image
The Reformed Church Hymnal: with tunes #634Image
The Revival Music Book #d32
The Revivalist: a Collection of Choice Revival Hymns and Tunes #450Image
The Royal Banner #d9
The Sabbath Chimes #d127
The Sabbath School Bell: a new collection of choice hymns and tunes, original and standard; carefully and simply arranged as solos, duietts, trios, semi-choruses and choruses, and for organ..(Enl. Ed) #26Image
The Sabbath School Hosanna #d77
The Sabbath School Hymn Book #d128
The Sacred Melodeon #d46
The Select Hymn and Song Book #d143
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1150Image
The Silver Spray #d21
The Silver Spray: a New and Choice Collection of Popular Sabbath School Music #d57
The Social Harp. Rev. #d182
The Soldier's Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #d100
The Southern Zion's Songster: Hymns designed for Sabbath Schools, Prayer and Social Meetings #d49
The Spirit Minstrel. 2nd ed. #d42
The Sunday School Hymnal: with offices of devotion #231Image
The Tabernacle Chorus #d84
The Tabernacle Chorus (Trinity ed.) #83Image
The Tabernacle Hymns #108Image
The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d187
The Vestry Harp #d90
The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d196
The Voice of melody: a choice collection of hymn tunes for choirs, prayer-meetings, congregations, and family use #143Image
The Voice of Praise #d117
The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 4 #d122
The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 5 #d134
The Watchword or The World of Gold #d46
The Wesleyan Sacred Harp: a collection of choice tunes and hymns for prayer class, and camp meetings, choirs, and congregational singing #77Image
The Westminster Collection of Sabbath School Hymns and Tunes #d53
The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #255Image
The White Ribbon Hymnal: or, Echoes of the Crusade #d50
The Y. M. Christian Association Hymn-Book, with Tunes. #29Image
The Young People's Chorister: being a collection of favorite hymns and tunes for Sabbath schools and prayer meetings (New ed.) #26Image
Triumphant Songs No.2 #d101
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d108
Union Prayer Meeting Hymns #d109
Westminster Sabbath School Hymnal, a collection of hymns and tunes for use in sabbath-schools and social meetings #48Image
World Wide Revival Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Meetings #d93
Young Men's Christian Association Hymn and Tune Book #173aImage
Young People's Songs of Praise #164Image
Young Singer's Friend: or, the Lee Avenue collection of hymns and songs, sacred and secular, suitable for Sabbath schools, social circles, children's meetings, concerts, anniversaries, etc. #191Image
Zion's Harp ... Sacred Songs Not Found in the Methodist Hymn Book and Many Never Before Published with Several Original Pieces #d156
Zion's Refreshing Showers : a new revival hymn and tune book, containing nearly 300 hymns and tunes principally used by Whitfield, Wesley, Knapp, Nettleton, Finney, Earl, and other evangelists... #20aImage
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