Hymns and Tunes 1886 311
A pilgrim through this lonely world
Words: Sir Edward DennyTune: 120, 227, 204
1A pilgrim through this lonely world,
The blessed Saviour passed;
A mourner all his life he was,
A dying Lamb at last.
2That tender heart that felt for all,
For all its life-blood gave;
It found on earth no resting-place,
Save only in the grave.
3Such was our Lord; and shall we fear
The cross, with all its scorn?
Or love a faithless, evil world,
That wreathed his brow with thorn?
- Words
- Sir Edward Denny
- Tune
- 120, 227, 204
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
A pilgrim through this lonely world,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The blessed Saviour passed;˘//˘˘/6B
A mourner all his life he was,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
A dying Lamb at last.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
That tender heart that felt for all,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
For all its life-blood gave;˘/˘///6B
It found on earth no resting-place,˘/˘/˘???8C
Save only in the grave.//˘˘˘/6B
Verse 3
Such was our Lord; and shall we fear/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A
The cross, with all its scorn?˘/˘/˘/6B
Or love a faithless, evil world,˘/˘??/˘/8C
That wreathed his brow with thorn?˘/˘/˘/6B
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.