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1.Bless now, 0 God, the jour — ney that all your peo—ple make,
2. Bless all of us, your pil— grims, who share this wind—ing way,
3. Di — vine E- ter— nal Lov - er, you meet us on the road.
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the path through noise and si — lence, the way of give and take.
whose hope burns through the ter — rors, whose love sus-tains the day.
We wait for lands of prom— ise where milk and hon— ey ow.
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We yearn for ho — ly free— dom while of — ten we are bound.
But wait—ing not for plac— es, you meet us all a— round.

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then leads be- side still wa — ters, the road where faith is found.
To — geth— er we are seek — ing the road where faith is found.
Our cov— e—nant is writ — ten on roads, as faith is found.
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WORDS: Sylvia Dunstan, 1989, alt. BRED DINA VIDA VINGAR
MUSIC: Swedish folk tune; harm. Lahrae Knatterud, 1983, adapt. 76.76D
The community on a pilgrimage is the theme of this
Sylvia Dunstan text. She wrote many hymns for her Words © 1991 GIA Publications, Inc.
denomination, The United Church of Canada. Harm. © 1983, by permission of Gracia Grindal

PILGRIMAGE AND PERSEVERANCE