The Righteous Shall Hold On His Way

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Ye pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God

Author: Henry Fowler
Tune: THE LONE PILGRIM
Published in 13 hymnals

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1 Ye pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God,
Whose spirits are filled with dismay,
Since ye have eternal redemption through blood,
Ye cannot but hold on your way.

2 As Jesus, in covenant love, did engage
A fulness of grace to display,
The powers of darkness in malice may rage,
The righteous shall hold on his way.

3 This truth, like its Author, eternal shall stand,
Though all things in nature decay,
Upheld by Jehovah’s omnipotent hand,
The righteous shall hold on his way.

4 They may on the main of temptation be tossed;
Their sorrows may swell as the sea;
But none of the ransomed shall ever be lost;
The righteous shall hold on his way.

5 Surrounded with sorrows, temptations, and cares,
This truth with delight we survey,
And sing, as we pass through this valley of tears,
The righteous shall hold on his way.

Source: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #350

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Author: Henry Fowler

Henry Fowler, hymn-writer, was born at Yealmpton, Devonshire, 11 Dec, 1779. In early life he followed some trade, but occasionally preached in independent meeting-houses in Devonshire and in Bristol. At length in October 1813, he 'received a call' to Birmingham, where he continued until the end of 1819. Ultimately he settled in London, becoming in July 1820 minister of Goer Street Chapel. He died 16 Dec 1838, and was buried on Christmas day morning at the New Bunhill Fields burying-ground at Islington. It has been said that his own frame of mind seemed, in general, rather gloomy; certainly his autobiography, which he called 'Travels in the Wilderness,' (London, 1839) is not cheerful reading In addition to this and numerous religious tracts… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Ye pilgrims of Zion, and chosen of God
Title:	The Righteous Shall Hold On His Way
Author:	Henry Fowler
Meter:	11.8.11.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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THE LONE PILGRIM

According to Thomas Commuck, the earliest known notater and annotater of this tune, the tune was "A tradition of the New York Indians". Later attributions to B. F. White and/or William Walker appear to relate at most to the harmonizations and textual details of the versions they used in their later…

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THE DYING CHRISTIAN

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