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1 Take thy staff and journey onward:
Look beyond this vale of tears;
Far above its gloomy shadows,
Lo! thy Father's smile appears.
Chorus:
There's a home weary pilgrim,
There's a home weary pilgrim,
There's a home weary pilgrim,
There is rest for you and me.
2 Haste thee on! the day is waning;
Watch and work with all thy might,
Lest the evening close upon thee
Ere thou reach the mountain height.
3 Speed thee on! through toil and danger,
God will bring thee on thy way;
More and more thy faith increasing,
To the light of perfect day.
4 Run the Christian race before thee;
Lay aside thy weight of care;
Reaching forward, pressing onward,
Win the crown 'tis thine to wear.
5 Yonder lie the fields of glory,
Just beyond the narrow sea.
Pilgrim, haste, thy strength renewing;
There thy home, thy rest shall be.
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