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Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow Lyrics: 1 I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow, I'm tossed in this wide world alone, No hope have I for tomorrow, I've started to make heav'n my home. Sometimes I am tossed and driven, Lord, Sometimes I don't know where to roam, I've heard of a city called heaven, I've started to make it my home. 2 My mother has reached that pure glory, My father's still walkin' in sin, My brothers and sisters won't own me, Because I am tryin' to get in. Sometimes I am tossed and driven, Lord, Sometimes I don't know where to roam, I've heard of a city called heaven, I've started to make it my home. Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Used With Tune: [I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow] Text Sources: Traditional

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[I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: Traditional Tune Key: f minor Incipit: 11311 31331 13113 Used With Text: City Called Heaven

[I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Otis L. McCoy Incipit: 56661 65616 66665 Used With Text: The Poor Pilgrims

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The Poor Pilgrims

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Silver Trumpets #99 (1952) First Line: I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow Refrain First Line: Sometimes I'm tossed and driven Languages: English Tune Title: [I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]

City Called Heaven

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #135 (1981) First Line: I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow Lyrics: 1 I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow, I'm tossed in this wide world alone, No hope have I for tomorrow, I've started to make heav'n my home. Sometimes I am tossed and driven, Lord, Sometimes I don't know where to roam, I've heard of a city called heaven, I've started to make it my home. 2 My mother has reached that pure glory, My father's still walkin' in sin, My brothers and sisters won't own me, Because I am tryin' to get in. Sometimes I am tossed and driven, Lord, Sometimes I don't know where to roam, I've heard of a city called heaven, I've started to make it my home. Topics: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs Languages: English Tune Title: [I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]

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Otis L. McCoy

1897 - 1995 Arranger of "[I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]" in Silver Trumpets McCoy, Otis Leon. (Ninety-Six, South Carolina, February 17, 1897--?). Church of God. Minister, music editor, and songwriter. Graduate of James D. Vaughan Conservatory. Organized the music department of the Church of God Publishing House as Tennessee Music and Printing Company in 1931. Served as music editor for a total of 23 years. Retired in 1961 and continued to be quite active as a tenor soloist. Best known songs: "Naturalized for Heaven" and "Send Me." --Charles L. Towler, DNAH Archives

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "The Poor Pilgrims" in Silver Trumpets In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.