
Hymnal: The Minstrel of Zion #33 (1845) First Line: A pilgrim and a stranger here Refrain First Line: Roll on, roll on, sweet moments, roll on Lyrics: 1 A pilgrim and a stranger here,
I seek the home to pilgrims dear.
Chorus:
Roll on, roll on, sweet moments, roll on,
And let the poor pilgrim go home, go home.
2 I leave the world and sin behind,
That better home in heaven to find. [Chorus]
3 Fair lands are here, and houses fair,
But fairer is my home up there. [Chorus]
4 What though, like Laz'rus, sick and poor,
My home in heav'n is still secure. [Chorus]
5 When death shall come, my soul shall fly,
On wings of angels through the sky. [Chorus]
6 In Abr'am's bosom I shall rest,
For ever safe, for ever blest. [Chorus]
7 What though I weep awhile below,
In heaven my tears shall cease to flow. [Chorus]
8 In that fair clime of endless day,
The Lord shall wipe all tears away. [Chorus]
9 To living founts, through verdant meads,
The Lamb his ransom'd followers leads. [Chorus]
10 The fruits and flowers of Paradise
In plenteous beauty round them rise. [Chorus]
11 No death shall visit them again;
No sickness there, no touch of pain. [Chorus]
12 No mourning there, no fun'ral gloom,
But health and youth for ever bloom. [Chorus] Tune Title: THE PILGRIM
The pilgrim