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Text:I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger
Author:Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909
Tune:[I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger]
Composer:Leroy J. Robertson, 1896–1971

121. I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger

1. I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger
Cast upon the rocky shore
Of a land where deathly danger
Surges with a sullen roar,
Oft despairing, oft despairing,
Lest I reach my home no more.

2. Misty vapors rise before me.
Scarcely can I see the way.
Clouds of darkest hue hang o’er me,
And I’m apt to go astray
With the many, with the many
That are now the vulture’s prey.

3. O my Father, I entreat thee,
Let me see thy beck’ning hand;
And when straying, may I meet thee
Ere I join the silent band.
Guide me, Father, guide me, Father,
Safely to the promised land.

Text Information
First Line: I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger
Title: I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a Stranger
Author: Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909
Language: English
Publication Date: 1985
Scripture: ;
Topic: Guidance; Plan of Salvation; Prayer and Supplication (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger]
Composer: Leroy J. Robertson, 1896–1971
Incipit: 33325 65435 43243
Key: E♭ Major



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