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WAYWORN TRAVELER (PALMS OF VICTORY) Sung by: Orville McInturff Recorded in Marshall, AR 8/6/62 Click here to listen to the original recording I saw a blood-washed traveler, In garments white as snow, While traveling through the highway Where heavenly breezes blow. I saw him in the conflict, When all around was strife, And wicked men and devils Convened to take his life. I saw him cast in prison, A dungeon dark as night, And yet I heard him shouting: "The burden is so light." Chorus: Then palms of victory, Crowns of glory, Palms of victory I shall bear. I saw him taken from prison, And chained unto the stake, And yet I heard his shouting: "It's all for Jesus' sake." (Chorus) I saw the flame when kindled; The blaze was burning bright, And yet I heard him shouting, "The burden is so light." (Chorus) I saw his soul departing; It seemed the veil was rent, And I could see the angels Which Jesus Christ had sent. They bore him to the Savior, The ever-blessed one, The brightest star in glory, And Jesus said, "Well done." (Chorus) (Comment by Mr. McInturff: "Now, the modern song of the 'Palms of Victory' is just a little bit of a . . . It takes just a little bit of that in, but the chorus is a little different: 'Palms of victory I shall bear.' It's just a little different.") Also found in Randolph, Vol. IV, #626, "Palms of Victory." |
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