Going with a staff in hand ?
' We are going on a journey,
Going at our King's command;
Over hills and plain and valleys,
We are going to His palace,
Going to the better land.
Fear ye not the way so lonely,
You a little, feeble band?
' No ; for friends unseen are near us,
Holy angels round us stand ;
Christ, our Leader, walks beside us ;
He will guard, and He will guide us,
Guide us to the better land.'
Tell us, pilgrims, what you hope for
In that far-off better land ?
' Spotless robes and crowns of glory,
From a Savior's loving hand ;
We shall drink of life's clear river,
We shall with God forever,
In that bright and better land.'
Pilgrims, may we travel with you
To that bright and better land ?
' Come, and welcome, come and welcome,
Welcome to our pilgrim band.
Come, O come and do not leave us ;
Christ is waiting to receive us
In that bright and better land.'
Golden Chain,
1861
Revised Hymnary 578
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