Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
417 Weeping Pilgrim
Tune: J. P. Reese, 1859
Words:
Meter: Irregular
You may tell them, father,
When you see them —
Chorus:
I’m a poor, mourning Pilgrim,
I’m bound for Canaan’s land.
I weep, and I mourn,
And I move slowly on —
I’m a poor, mourning Pilgrim,
I’m bound for Canaan’s land.
You may tell them, mother,
When you see them —
(Chorus)
You may tell them, brother,
When you see them —
(Chorus)
You may tell them, sister,
When you see them —
(Chorus)
When you see them —
Chorus:
I’m a poor, mourning Pilgrim,
I’m bound for Canaan’s land.
I weep, and I mourn,
And I move slowly on —
I’m a poor, mourning Pilgrim,
I’m bound for Canaan’s land.
You may tell them, mother,
When you see them —
(Chorus)
You may tell them, brother,
When you see them —
(Chorus)
You may tell them, sister,
When you see them —
(Chorus)