Pilgrim’s Farewell

Farewell, farewell, farewell, dear friends, I must be gone,

p. 20
Key F major
Singing key C major
Time 4/4
5 stanzas

Words

Farewell, farewell, farewell, dear friends, I must be gone,I have no home or stay with you;I'll take my staff and travel on,Till I a better world do view.I'll march to Canaan's land,I'll land on Canaan's shore,Where pleasures never end,Where troubles come no more.Farewell, farewell, farewell, my loving friends, farewell.

Farewell, farewell, farewell, my friends, time rolls along,Nor waits for mortals' care or bliss;I leave you here, and travel on,Till I arrive where Jesus is.I'll march to Canaan's land,I'll land on Canaan's shore,Where pleasures never end,Where troubles come no more.Farewell, farewell, farewell, my loving friends, farewell.

Farewell, farewell, farewell, my brethren in the Lord,To you I'm bound in cords of love;Yet we believe his gracious word,That soon we all shall meet above.I'll march to Canaan's land,I'll land on Canaan's shore,Where pleasures never end,Where troubles come no more.Farewell, farewell, farewell, my loving friends, farewell.

Farewell, farewell, farewell, old soldiers of the cross,You've struggled long and hard for heaven;You've counted all things here but dross,Fight on, the crown will soon be given.I'll march to Canaan's land,I'll land on Canaan's shore,Where pleasures never end,Where troubles come no more.Farewell, farewell, farewell, my loving friends, farewell.Fight on, &c.

Farewell, farewell, farewell, poor careless sinners too,It grieves my heart to leave you here,Eternal vengeance waits for you;O turn, and find salvation near.I'll march to Canaan's land,I'll land on Canaan's shore,Where pleasures never end,Where troubles come no more.Farewell, farewell, farewell, my loving friends, farewell.O turn, &c.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: stanza 1 is set under the music (pp. 20–21) and runs straight into the refrain ("I'll march to Canaan's land … my loving friends, farewell."); stanzas 2–5 are printed as verse on p. 21, each followed by the italic cue "I'll march, &c." (stanza 4 adds "Fight on, &c.", stanza 5 "O turn, &c."). The stanza numbers are printed 2, 2, 4, 5.