Little Pilgrim

Verse 1

There's a dusty road that winds through time Past fields of gold and rusted signs Where a traveler walks with steady grace Lines of mercy on his face He carries no more than a weathered pack A worn-out coat on his bent back And in his eyes a distant gleam Like he's seen beyond what we have seen

Verse 2

They say he's just a passing man No silver watch, no promised land But every town he wanders through Feels softer somehow when he moves He hums a tune both low and slow Better hills and wider snow Streets where tears have never stayed And broken things are unafraid

Chorus

Little pilgrim, where you going With that quiet light still glowing? You don't seem afraid of the night Little pilgrim, what you seeing While your heart still keeps believing Like you've caught a glimpse of heaven's sight? Just a stranger passing through But your home is calling you

Verse 3

The market crowds would laugh out loud At a man who walks with holy clouds Saying why not build your kingdom here? Why not trade your hope for fear? He only smiles and tips his hat Says I've got no time for all of that This world's a station, not my state My train is coming any day

Verse 4

Some nights the rain would soak his clothes Cold wind cut him to the bone Yet he would kneel beneath the sky And thank the Lord for one more mile For every tear and every scar Just proved how near his true home was The darker the valley grew The brighter that far-off country shone through

Chorus

Little pilgrim, where you going With that steady faith still growing? You don't seem afraid to fall Little pilgrim, what sustains you When the storms of life restrain you? How you keep on walking tall Just a stranger passing through But your home is calling you

Bridge

And one day the road grew thin and wide Like the edge of the great divine He laid his pack upon the ground His golden light came spilling down No trumpet loud, no crowd to see Just quiet grace and victory And as he crossed that shining scene He woke up from the longest dream

Verse 5

Now sometimes on that same old road When hearts are bent and burdens bowed Folks swear they hear a gentle tune Carried soft beneath the moon A reminder whispered through the wind This world ain't where your story ends And somewhere past what eyes can see A pilgrim rests eternally

Chorus

Little pilgrim, journey done You have reached the rising sun All your tears have turned to light Little pilgrim, now you're home No more need to walk alone Faith has given way to sight Just a stranger passing through Now heaven's opened up to you

Outro

We're all just strangers passing through And home is calling me and you