Pilgrim, rejoice, for the mantle of sin

1 Pilgrim, rejoice, for the mantle of sin,
That hung like a pall o'er thy spirit within,
Is yielding at last to the smile of the day;
The gloom and the darkness are breaking away,

Chorus:
Breaking away, breaking away,
The clouds are all breaking away.
The sunshine is coming,
And lighting up the day,
The clouds are all breaking away.

2 Wild was the storm, but thy Saviour was near,
In all thy affliction to comfort and cheer;
His mercy unfolding the brightness of day,
The clouds of thy sorrow are breaking away. [Chorus]

3 Nearer the close of thy peril and strife,
And nearer thy home o'er the ocean of life.
Press onward! the angels are guarding thy way;
The mist and the shadow are breaking away. [Chorus]

4 Pilgrim rejoice, and thy courage renew;
Look up, for the heaven of joy is in view;
One stroke of the oar, and thy spirit can shy
From earth and its toil I have broken away. [Chorus]

Source: The Little Seraph: in seven character notes, for churches and Sunday-schools #142