A Pilgrim and Stranger
By P. H. Cady
A PILGRIM and stranger here sadly I
roam,
But I look for a kingdom which is soon
to come;
A home in that kingdom, a mansion
secure,
If I but prove faithful, hold fast, and
endure. A pilgrim and stranger! Though foes
should arise
To hinder my way to my home in the
skies,
I'll meet them with courage, and ne'er
be afraid;
While Jesus is with me, I'll ne'er be
dismayed. A pilgrim and stranger! I'll seek but to
know
The will of my God, and thus daily
show,
By example and precept, by word and by
deed,
I'm striving his counsel and precepts to
heed. The shaking is coming; O who'll be
prepared
To stand in the battle in the day of the
Lord?
None but the true pilgrim, the stranger
to earth,
Shall enter those mansions of heavenly
worth. A pilgrim and stranger, O then let me
be,
And patiently suffer, my dear Lord,
with thee!
Then with Abram and Isaac, those pil-
grims of old,
I shall reign with the Lamb in the city
of gold.