My presence shall go with thee.
Exodus 33:14
Words: Alvin C. Rose, in The Gospel Singer, edited by Philip Phillips (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lee and Walker, 1874), number 104. Note: An earlier version of this song, also by Alvin Rose, arranged for a solo, with slightly different lyrics, appeared in The Revivalist, by Joseph Hillman (Troy, New York: Joseph Hillman, 1868), number 199.
Music: Fuzhou Alvin C. Rose, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Rose (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Light is dawning, pilgrim,
O’er thy lonely way;
Lift thine eye with gladness—
See the rising day.
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Then be cheerful, pilgrim,
Chase away thy gloom,
He shall light thy pathway,
Even through the tomb.
Jesus comes to cheer thee,
All thy journey through;
He will chase thy sorrow
Like the morning dew.
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Yes! the night is passing—
Soon it will be gone,
For the hills are gilded
By the rising sun.
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Weep no more, then Christian,
Soon the night will end—
Thou hast spent it weeping—
Joy shall morn attend.
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Then in endless glory,
Pilgrim, thou shalt rest,
There Thy night of weeping
Is forever past.
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There shall end thy journey,
Where no night can come,
Thou shalt rest forever,
In Thy long-sought home.
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