There came to the earth a pilgrim

There came to the earth a pilgrim

Author: Alfred H. Ackley
Tune: [There came to the earth a pilgrim]
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1 There came to the earth a pilgrim,
With nowhere to lay His head;
A King with no royal palace,
He walked thro’ the fields instead.

Refrain:
The Savior who died for me,
So wonderful, how could it be!
My song shall forever be Jesus,
The Savior who died for me.

2 He carried the cross of sorrow,
Unmeasured the grief He bore;
The marks of my shame upon Him,
A crown, but of thorns, He wore. [Refrain]

3 His death for my life He offered,
His blood to redeem He gave;
Thro’ faith you may know its fullness,
His wonderful pow’r to save. [Refrain]

4 Some day I shall know the glory,
Of meeting Him face to face;
His presence shall be forever
My portion, thro’ saving grace. [Refrain]

Source: Great Revival Hymns No.2 #69

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Author: Alfred H. Ackley

Alfred H. Ackley (1887-1960) Born: Jan­u­a­ry 21, 1887, Spring Hill, Penn­syl­van­ia. He was bro­ther to Bent­ley Ack­ley. Died: Ju­ly 3, 1960, Whit­ti­er, Cal­i­for­nia. Buried: Rose Hills Cem­e­te­ry, Whit­ti­er, Cal­i­for­nia. Ackley re­ceived mu­sic­al train­ing from his fa­ther in New York Ci­ty and at the Roy­al Acad­e­my of Mu­sic in Lon­don, and be­came a great cel­lo play­er. Af­ter grad­u­at­ing from West­min­ster The­o­log­ic­al Sem­in­ary in Mar­y­land, he was or­dained a Pres­by­ter­i­an min­is­ter in 1914, and pas­tor­ed in Wilkes-Barre and Elm­hurst, Penn­syl­van­ia, and in Es­con­di­do, Cal­i­for­nia. For a few years he worked with evan­gel­ist Bi… Go to person page >

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First Line: There came to the earth a pilgrim
Author: Alfred H. Ackley
Refrain First Line: The Savior who died for me
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