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T:Lone Pilgrim
B:George Pullen Jackson, ed. Spiritual Folk-Songs of Early North America (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1937)
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:Eb
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w:I* came to the place where the* lone pil-grim lay,
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w:And* pen-sive-ly stood by the tomb,
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w:When* in a low whis-per I* heard some-thing say,*
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w:"How* sweet-ly I sleep* here a-lone."
W:I came to the place where the lone pilgrim lay,
W:And pensively stood by the tomb,
W:When in a low whisper I heard someone say,
W:"How sweetly I sleep here alone."
W:
W:"The tempest may howl and the loud thunder roar,
W:And gathering storms may arise,
W:Yet calm is my feeling, at rest is my soul
W:The tears are all wiped from my eyes.
W:
W:"The cause of my master compelled me from home,
W:I bade my companions farewell;
W:I blessed my dear children who now for me mourn,-
W:In far distant regions they dwell.
W:
W:"I wandered an exile and stranger from home,
W:No kindred or relative nigh;
W:I met the contagion and sank to the tomb,
W:My soul flew to mansions on high.
W:
W:"O tell my companion and children most dear,
W:To weep not for me now I'm gone;
W:The same hand that led me through scenes most severe,
W:Has kindly assisted me home.
W:
W:"And there is a crown that doth glitter and shine,
W:That I shall for everyone wear;
W:Then turn to the Savior, his love's all divine,
W:All you that would dwell with me there."