Pilgrim! Walk carefully – danger is near,
Work out thy journey with trembling and fear,
Snares from without and temptations within,
Seek to entice thee again into sin.
Pilgrim! Walk humbly – exult not in pride,
All thou hast is by our God supplied;
He holdeth thee up, He directeth thy ways,
To Him be the glory, to Him be the praise.
Pilgrim! Walk cheerfully – though the dark storm
Fill the bright sky with the clouds of alarm;
Soon will the clouds and tempest be past
And thou shalt dwell safely with Jesus at last.
Pilgrim! Walk steadfastly while it is light:
Swift are approaching the shades of the night;
All that thy Master hath bidden thee to do,
Haste to perform, for the moments are few.
Pilgrim! Walk prayerfully – oft wilt thou fall,
If thou forget on thy Saviour to call;
Safe shalt thou walk through each trial and care,
If thou art clad in the armour of prayer.
Pilgrim! Walk joyfully – trouble and pain
Cease when the haven of rest thou dost gain;
This thy bright glory, and this thy reward,
“Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!”
(Selected and amended)
The Path of Probation
