Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

When, along life's thorny road

  • No. 610
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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When, along life's thorny road,Faints the soul beneath the load;When, by cares and sins oppressed,Earth affords no peace or rest;When the wily tempter 's near,Filling us with doubt and fear,—Jesus, to thy cross we flee;Jesus, we will look to thee.

2

Thou, our Saviour, from the throne,List'nest to thy people's moan;Thou, the living Head, dost shareEvery pang thy members bear.Full of tenderness thou art;Thou wilt heal the broken heart;Full of power, thine arm shall quellAll the rage and might of hell.

3

Mighty to redeem and save,Thou hast overcome the grave;Thou the bars of death hast riven,Opened wide the gates of heaven.Soon in glory thou shalt come,Taking thy poor pilgrims home;Jesus, then we all shall be,Ever, ever, Lord, with thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «610» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 198, under «Joseph Swain.» of hymn 609, with the italic reference line «771, 828.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 771 or 828) beside the number; three stanzas of eight lines: stanza 1 begins at the foot of the left column (lines 1–4) and continues at the top of the right column (lines 5–8); stanzas 2 and 3 follow in the right column, numbered «2», «3»; all numbers printed without a full stop (written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book); all lines set flush; «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word «WHEN» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. «tempter 's» (stanza 1, line 5) is printed with a space before the apostrophe and is kept so (as in HT_0037, HT_0093, HT_0122). The print sets a thin space before «;» («load ;», «rest ;», «flee ;», «moan ;», «art ;», «heart ;», «grave ;», «home ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, eight lines = 7s. D., like the tunes referred to: 771 MARTYN and 828 WATCHMAN in the inventory). Spelling («Saviour», «List'nest»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage · No. 610 · printed page 198
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01