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The happy pilgrim
Author: Anon. Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: I saw a happy pilgrim Refrain First Line: Then palms of victory, crowns of glory Used With Tune: [I saw a happy pilgrim]
The happy pilgrim
[I saw a happy pilgrim]
Appears in 75 hymnals Incipit: 32111 11112 22232 Used With Text: The Happy Pilgrim
[I saw a happy pilgrim]
The Happy Pilgrim
Hymnal: Songs of the New Life #91 (1883) First Line: I saw a happy pilgrim, In shining garments glad Languages: English Tune Title: [I saw a happy pilgrim, In shining garments glad]
The Happy Pilgrim
The Happy Pilgrim
Hymnal: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #241 (1922) First Line: I saw a happy pilgrim In shining garments clad Refrain First Line: Then palms of victory, Crowns of glory Lyrics: 1 I saw a happy pilgrim,
In shining garments clad,
And trav’ling up the mountain,
His countenance was glad;
He had no cares nor burdens,
He’d laid them at the cross,
The blood of Christ, the Saviour,
Had wash’d him from all dross.
Refrain:
Then palms of victory,
Crowns of glory,
Palms of victory
We shall wear.
2 The summer sun was sinking,
The dweat was on his brow;
His garments worn and dusty,
His step seemed very slow;
But he kept pressing onward,
For he was wending home,
Still shouting as he journeyed,
Deliverance will come. [Refrain]
3 I saw him in the evening,
The sun was bending low,
He'd overtopped the mountain
And reached the vale below;
He saw the golden city,
His everlasting home,
And shouted loud, Hosanna!
Deliverance will come. [Refrain]
4 I heard the song of triumph
They sang upon that shore,
Saying, Jesus has redeemed us,
To suffer nevermore:
Then casting his eyes backward
On the race which he had run;
He shouted loud, Hosanna!
Deliverance has come! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [I saw a happy pilgrim]
The Happy Pilgrim
The happy Pilgrim
Hymnal: The Welcome Voice #109 (1884) First Line: I saw a happy pilgrim Refrain First Line: Then palms of victory, Crowns of glory Lyrics: 1 I saw a happy pilgrim,
In shining garments clad,
And trav'ling up the mountain,
His countenance was glad;
He had no cares nor burdens,
He'd laid them at the cross,
The blood of Christ, his Saviour,
Had washed him from all dross.
Chorus:
Then palms of victory, Crowns of glory,
Palms of victory We shall wear.
Palms of victory We shall wear.
2 The summer sun was sinking,
The sweat was on his brow;
His garments worn and dusty,
His step seemed very slow;
But he kept pressing onward,
For he was wending home,
Still shouting as he journeyed,
Deliverance will come.
[Chorus]
3 I saw him in midsummer,
Still happy on his way,
He'd reached the land of Beulah,
Where birds sing all the day.
He found a store of honey
And wine upon the lees,
And fruit in rich abundance
Upon life's living trees.
[Chorus]
4 I saw him in the evening,
The sun was bending low,
He'd overtopped the mountain
And reached the vale below;
He saw the golden city,
His everlasting home,
And shouted loud, Hosanna!
Deliverance will come.
[Chorus]
5 I heard the song of triumph
They sang upon that shore,
Saying, Jesus has redeemed us,
To suffer nevermore:
Then casting his eyes backward
On the race which he had run,
He shouted loud, Hosanna!
Deliverance has come!
[Chorus]
The happy Pilgrim
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "The happy pilgrim" in Herald of Praise In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
E. O. Excell
1851 - 1921 Person Name: E. O. E. Arranger of "[I saw a happy pilgrim]" in Herald of Praise Edwin Othello Excel USA 1851-1921. Born at Uniontown, OH, he started working as a bricklayer and plasterer. He loved music and went to Chicago to study it under George Root. He married Eliza Jane “Jennie” Bell in 1871. They had a son, William, in 1874. A member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he became a prominent publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings. He founded singing schools at various locations in the country and worked with evangelist, Sam Jones, as his song leader for two decades. He established a music publishing house in Chicago and authored or composed over 2,000 gospel songs. While assisting Gypsy Smith in an evangelistic campaign in Louisville, KY, he became ill, and died in Chicago, IL. He published 15 gospel music books between 1882-1925. He left an estate valued at $300,000.
John Perry
E. O. Excell
W. McDonald
1820 - 1901 Person Name: Rev. W. M'Donald Composer of "[I saw a happy pilgrim]" in Salvation Echoes McDonald, Rev. William. (Belmont, Maine, March 1, 1820--September 11, 1901, Monrovia, California). Becoming a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 he was admitted to the Maine Conference in 1843, being transferred to that of Wisconsin in 1855 and of New England in 1859. For a number of years he was editor of the Advocate of Christian Holiness. In addition to being a writer of biographies and religious books, he compiled, or assisted in compiling, a number of song books of the gospel song type, among them being the Western Minstrel (1840), Wesleyan Minstrel (1853), Beulah Songs (1870), Tribute of Praise (1874). This last book was that which had been compiled by McDonald and L.F. Snow, and re-edited by Eben Tourjée, appeared in 1882 as the official hymnal of the Methodist Protestant Church. From 1870 he spent many years in evangelistic work before his retirement to Monrovia.
Sources: Metcalf, Frank J., American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music; Tillett, Wilbur F., Our Hymns and Their Authors; Nutter and Tillett, Hymns and Hymn Writers of the Church; McCutchan, Robert G., Our Hymnody; Benson, L.F., The English Hymn.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
W. McDonald
