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.
An early Danish Mormon (baptized into the LDS church in 1853); emigrated to Utah 1862. Organized a Scandinavian choir in Salt Lake City. Moved to Hyrum, Utah, in 1868 and was active in local government as well as in the church, serving as choir director to the Hyrum stake.
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Display Title: I’m a Pilgrim, I’m a StrangerFirst Line: I’m a pilgrim, I’m a strangerTune Title: [I’m a pilgrim, I’m a stranger]Author: Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909Scripture: Psalm 73:23-26; Hebrews 11:13-16Date: 1985Subject: Guidance | ; Plan of Salvation | ; Prayer and Supplication | ; Supplication | ; Trials |
Display Title: I'm a pilgrim here, I'm a stranger, cast upon the rocky shoreFirst Line: I'm a pilgrim here, I'm a stranger, cast upon the rocky shoreAuthor: H. H. PetersenDate: 1948
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