Should earth against my soul engage,
And fiery darts be hurled,
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage,
And face a frowning world.
So pilgrims, we are marching home,
On earth no more to stay,
Long for the welcome call to come,
And live thro’ endless day.
In the book itself and in my companion book
Songs Before Unknown, the words are credited to Isaac Watts. However, I recently noticed that the words in the fuge, beginning
“So pilgrims, we are marching home” probably are not by Isaac Watts. I cannot find them in any of Watts’s material that I can access, and, in fact, have not found them anywhere else. It may be that G. L. Beck wrote them for his tune? Have any of you ever seen the hymn “So pilgrims, we are marching home, On earth no more to stay”? Any idea who might have penned these words?
Thanks! Have a great day.