Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs ‎#681

681. Pilgrim Song

1 All the way my Savior leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread,
Gives me grace for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread,
Whether good or ill betide me,
Whether skies be dark or clear,
Jesus stays so close beside me,
That I know and feel Him near.

2 Not forever by still waters
Would I idly, quiet stay,
But would smite the living fountains
From the rocks along the way.
Though my weary steps may falter
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the rock before me,
Lo! a spring of joy I see.

3 Many friends were gathered round me
In the bright days of the past,
But the grave has closed above them,
And I linger here the last.
Loved ones gone to be with Jesus,
In their robes of white arrayed,
Now are waiting for my coming
Where the roses never fade.

4 While I walk the pilgrim pathway,
Clouds will over-spread the sky;
But when trav'ling days are over,
Not a shadow, not a sigh.
When my journey is completed,
If to God I have been true,
Fair and bright the home in glory
My enraptured soul will view.

Text Information

• First Line: All the way my Savior leads me
• Title: Pilgrim Song
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Notes: COMPOSITE HYMN: Author credited as "various authors." Stanza 1 is the first half of stanza 2 of All the way my Savior leads me by Fanny Crosby and the second half of stanza 1 of Walk beside me, O my Savior by Katharine Purvis. Stanza 2 is stanza 3 of Father, hear the prayer we offer by Love M. Willis and the second half of stanza 2 of All the way my Savior leads me by Fanny Crosby. Stanza 3 is stanza 3 of Tarry with me, O my Savior by Caroline Smith and stanza 3 of Where the Roses Never Fade by Elsie & Jack Osborn and Jim Miller. Stanza 4 is stanza 2 of Sing the wondrous love of Jesus by E. E. Hewitt and stanza 4 of Time is filled with swift transition by Jennie Wilson. Some stanzas are altered. Tune is "composite arranged."

Tune Information

• Name: BEACH SPRING
• Composer: Benjamin Franklin White (1844)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
• Key: G Major