Divine Hymns, or Spiritual Songs ‎#123

123. The Pilgrims' mutual Conference

1 Hail, happy pilgrims! whence came ye,
And whither are ye bound?
We from the land of Egypt flee,
Till Cana'n we have found.

2 How come ye first to walk this way?
Were you alarm'd with fear?
A school-master appear'd one day,
With countenance severe;

3 His presence struck our hearts with awe;
His eyes appear'd like flame;
I am said he, the holy law,
And from Mount Sinai came.

4 Then lo, our sentence he declar'd
Was everlasting death:
For 'till he had his full demand,
We were expos'd to wrath.

5 At last a messenger of peace,
Evangelist by name,
Appear'd and gave us sweet release,
From that devouring flame.

6 He pointed to the lamb of God,
In that distressing day,
And said, behold his precious blood,
That takes your guilt away.

7 Thus were we from our bondage freed
And set at liberty;
Come then dear brethren, well agreed,
For thus redeem'd were we.

8 Come let us then together walk,
Together let us sing:
Be this the subject of our talk,
To praise the lamb our king.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail, happy pilgrims! whence came ye
• Title: The Pilgrims' mutual Conference
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1800
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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