#43Despised Pilgrims
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1
WHAT poor despised company
Of travelers are these,
Who walk in yonder narrow way,
Along the rugged maze?
2
Ah, these are of a royal line,
All children of a King.
Heirs of immortal crowns divine,
And lo! For joy they sing.
3
Why do they then appear so mean,
And why so much despis'd?
Because of their rich robes unseen,
The world is not appriz'd.
4
But why keep they that narrow road,
That rugged thorny maze?
Why, that's the way their Leader trod,–
They love and keep his ways.
5
Why do they shun the pleasing path,
That worldlings love so well?
Because that is the road to death,
The open road to hell.
6
What, is there then no other road
To Salem's happy ground?
Christ is the only way to God,
No other can be found.
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Quick Info
- Hymnal
- Hymns for Second Advent Believers who Observe the Sabbath of the Lord
- Number
- #43
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1852