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SDA Hymnal 444

I'm a Pilgrim

Words: Mary S. B. DanaMusic: TraditionalTune: I'M A PILGRIM7.7.7.7 with Refrain

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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.

RefrainI'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger;
I can tarry, I can tarry but a night.

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.

3There's the city to which I journey;
My Redeemer, my Redeemer is its light!
There is no sorrow, nor any sighing,
Nor any tears there, nor any dying.

Scripture
Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11; Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter
9.11.10.10 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 40% 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

There's the city to which I journey;/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘9A
My Redeemer, my Redeemer is its light!˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/11B
There is no sorrow, nor any sighing,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
Nor any tears there, nor any dying.˘/˘//˘/˘/˘10C

Refrain

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.