Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #121 (1870) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 A pilgrim through this lonely world
The blessed Saviour passed;
A mourner all His life was He,
A dying Lamb at last!
2 That tender heart, which felt for all,
For all its life-blood gave;
It found on earth no resting-place
Save only in the grave!
3 Such was our Lord; and shall we fear
The cross with all its scorn?
Or love a faithless, evil world,
That wreath'd His brow with thorn?
4 No: facing all its frowns or smiles,
Like Him, obedient still,
We homeward press, through storm or calm
To Zion’s blessèd hill.
5 Dead to the world, with Him who died
to win our hearts, our love,
We, risen with our risen Head,
In spirit dwell above. Topics: Christ a Pattern; Example of Christ; Following Christ; Imitiation of Christ; Likeness to God and Christ; Christ our Pattern; Temptation Languages: English
A pilgrim through this lonely world