Millennial Harp 25
The Pilgrim's Song
1I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger,
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night;
Do not detain me, for I am going
To where the fountains are ever flowing.
2There the glory is ever shining,
O my longing heart, my longing heart is there;
Here in this country so dark and dreary,
I long have wandered forlorn and weary.
3I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger,
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.
- Also sung to
- I'm A Pilgrim (SDA Hymnal #444)
The verse
- Meter
- 9.11.10.10
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night;˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/11B
Do not detain me, for I am going˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘10C
To where the fountains are ever flowing.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
Verse 2
There the glory is ever shining,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
O my longing heart, my longing heart is there;˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
Here in this country so dark and dreary,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
I long have wandered forlorn and weary.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
Verse 3
I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/11B
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.