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[I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger]

Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Lincoln Hall Incipit: 54651 71267 65671 Used With Text: I'm a Pilgrim

Author: Mary S. B. Danna Appears in 409 hymnals First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Refrain First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Topics: Christian Life and Service Used With Tune: [I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger]

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I'm a Pilgrim

Author: Mary S. B. Dana Hymnal: Songs of the Century #8 (1900) First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Refrain First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger]

I'm a Pilgrim

Author: Mary S. B. Dana Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal No. 2 #12 (1905) First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Refrain First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger]

I'm a Pilgrim

Author: Mary S. B. Dana Hymnal: Genuine Gems of Sacred Song #24 (1911) First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Refrain First Line: I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger Languages: English Tune Title: [I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger]

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Mary Dana Shindler

1810 - 1883 Person Name: Mary S. B. Dana Author of "I'm a Pilgrim" in The Service of Praise 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 in T. O. Summers's Songs of Zion, 1851. The best known are:— 1. Fiercely came the tempest sweeping. Christ stilling the storm. (1841.) 2. I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger. A Christian Pilgrim. (1841.) 3. O sing to me of heaven. Heaven contemplated. (1840.) Sometimes given as "Come, sing to me of heaven." [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) =================== Shindler, Mary S. B., p. 1055, i. Other hymns usually attributed to this writer, are "Prince of Peace, control my will" (Perfect Peace), in the Church of England Magazine, March 3, 1858, in 32 lines; and " Once upon the heaving ocean" (Jesus calming the Sea). --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

J. Lincoln Hall

1866 - 1930 Composer of "[I’m a pilgrim, and I’m a stranger]" in The Service of Praise Used pseudonyms Maurice A. Clifton and Arthur Wilton. =============== Joseph Lincoln Hall DMus USA 1866-1930. Born in Philadelphia, PA, to musical parents, he also was musical, having a good tenor voice. He was an organist and music teacher. At age 19 he led a 100 member choir for 10 years. He studied music and graduated with honors from the University of PA, later receiving a Doctor of Music degree from Harriman University, from which he was an alumnus. In 1896 he married Eva Victoria Withington, and they had four children. Three lived to adulthood, Lincoln, Ralph, and Philip. A musician, he was a great song leader and choral conductor, conducting campmeeting choirs in PA, OH, and FL, at the Gainesville Bible Conference as well. He became a gospel song composer, arranger, editor, and publisher. He wrote cantatas, oratorios, choir anthems, and hundreds of gospel songs. He also edited several hymnals. Along with Irvin Mack, he founded the Hall-Mack Publishing Company (later Rodeheaver). They published nine songbooks. He was a member of the 7th Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. He died in Philadelphia. John Perry