Pilgrims came wanting freedom,
Ventured out far to roam,
Seeking for to worship Jesus,
Left their land and left their home.
Pilgrims came, torn and weary,
Suffering for freedom’s cause,
Brave of heart and strong of conscience,
Blazing truth, changed history’s course.
Do we stand, as the pilgrims?
Have we giv’n as much as they?
Can the coming generations
Look at us, thanksgiving pray?
Pilgrims we? Are we ready
To be brave, to be strong?
Are we building roads for Jesus?
Making strides against all wrong?
Oh, that we would all be pilgrims,
Standing for what we believe,
Sacrificing even a little
That our country might stay free.
“Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth.”
Psalm 60:4 KJV
© 2003 Arlene Schwartzkopf