Pilgrims of Night

18 Pages·1884·1.153 MB·English

by  Frederick William Faber

Pilgrims of the Night
FREDERICK WILLIAM FABER, D.D.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
DUTTON AND COMPANY
E. P.
39Whst Twenty Thikd Street
1884
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Copyright, 1883,
By E. p. Button and Company.
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
"T^EW hymns have a finer lyrical quality, ora
sweeter echo through consecratedwalls, than
Faber's "Pilgrims of the Night." Its very men-
tion calls up visions of white-robed choristers and
singingmultitudes; and thelinesteemwithpictures
soreadyforalovingpencil, thattheonlydifficultyis
inknowingwhichtochoose,andwheretostop.
Frederick William Faberwas born at Cal-
verley,Yorkshire,England,June 28, 1814,anddied
atLondon,September26,1S63. Hebeganhiscareer
asaclergymanoftheEnglishChurch,buteventually
followed John Henry Newman into thatof Rome,
which has a strong attraction for a certain class
of poetic, enthusiasticminds. His prose works are
littleread outside of the church inwhichtheywere
written; but his poems, among which are several
favoritehymns,have found wide and loving accept-
ance. Theyarefullofthatbeautyofholinesswhich
devouthearts everywhere arcquicktofeel,andglad
to acknowledge.
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EDMUND H. GARRETT.
DRAWN ANDENGRAVED UNDERTHE SUPERVISIONOF
GEDRGE T. ANDREW.
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THE PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT.
Hark hark my soul angelic songs are swelling
! ! !
O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore
How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling
Of that new life when sin shall be no more
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Chorus. Angels of Jesus,
Angels of light,
Singing to welcome
'I'he i)ilgrinis of the night !
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Darker than night, Hfe's shadows fall around us,
And, Hkc benighted men, we miss our mark
God hides Himself, and grace hath scarcely found us,
Ere death finds out his victims in the dark.

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Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,
Come, weary souls for Jesus bids you come
!
And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home.