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Hymns and Tunes 1886 616

I'm a traveler here

Music: N. BillingsTune: I'm a Traveler7s & 4s, D.

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1I'm a lonely traveler here,
Weary, oppressed; but my journey's end is near,
Soon I shall rest.
Dark and dreary is the way,
Toil-ing I've come; Ask me not with you to stay,
Yonder's my home.

2I'm a traveler to a land
Where all is fair;
Where is seen no broken band—
All, all are there;
Where no tear shall ever fall,
Nor heart be sad;
Where the glory is for all,
And all are glad.

3I'm a traveler—call me not—
Upward's my way;
Yonder is my rest and lot,
I cannot stay.
Farewell, earthly pleasures all,
Pilgrim I'll roam;
Hail me not—in vain you call—
Yonder's my home.

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The verse

Meter
8.11.4.7.11.4 · the hymnal prints 7s & 4s, D.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABABCDCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I'm a lonely traveler here,/˘/˘/˘˘/8A
Weary, oppressed; but my journey's end is near,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/11A
Soon I shall rest./˘˘/4B
Dark and dreary is the way,/˘/˘˘˘/7C
Toil-ing I've come; Ask me not with you to stay,/˘///˘˘˘˘˘/11C
Yonder's my home./˘˘/4D

Verse 2

I'm a traveler to a land/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Where all is fair;//˘/4B
Where is seen no broken band—/˘/˘/˘/7A
All, all are there;//˘/4B
Where no tear shall ever fall,/˘/˘/˘/7C
Nor heart be sad;˘/˘/4D
Where the glory is for all,/˘/˘˘˘/7C
And all are glad.˘/˘/4D

Verse 3

I'm a traveler—call me not—/˘/˘/˘˘7A
Upward's my way;/˘˘/4B
Yonder is my rest and lot,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
I cannot stay.˘/˘/4B
Farewell, earthly pleasures all,///˘/˘/7C
Pilgrim I'll roam;/˘//4D
Hail me not—in vain you call—/˘˘˘/˘/7C
Yonder's my home./˘˘/4D

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.