I say Christian pilgrim so redeemed from sin
Hauled out of darkness a new life to begin
Were you ever in the valley where the way is dark and dim?
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?
Did you ever have them laugh at you and say it was a fake?
The stand that you so boldly for the Lord did take
Did they ever mock at you and laugh in ways quit grim?
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?
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Did you ever try to preach then old fashioned pray?
And even when you did it that did not seem a way
And you lost all courage then lost all you vim
Did you ever drink the cup of loneliness with him?
All my friends 'tis bitter sweet while here on earth we stopped
To follow in the footsteps that our dear Savior crossed
To suffer with the savior and when the way is dark and dim
The drink of the bitter cup of loneliness with him…
This was used as a closing credit for Season 2 episode 13 of MADMEN. The song was recorded in 1957 while he was in his early years with MERCURY records. It was thought of in 1957 as a "real hillbilly gospel tune."
....brilliant ...this is the young raw George Jones version from the early 50's ....hollers like Hank...can't get any better...but did...and the're all exceptional....
I see Christian pilgrims
So redeemed from sin
Called out of darkness
A new life to begin
Were you ever in the valley
When the way is dark and dim?
Did you ever drink the cup
Of loneliness with Him?
Did you ever have them laugh at you
And say, it was a fake?
The stand that you so boldly
For the Lord did take
Did you ever have them mock at you
And laugh in ways quite grim?
Did you ever drink the cup
Of loneliness with Him?
Did you ever try to preach
Then old fashioned pray?
And even when you did it
That did not seem a way
And you lost all courage
Then lost all you vim.
Did you ever drink the cup
Of loneliness with him?
All my friends 'tis bitter sweet
While here on earthly sod
To follow in the footsteps
That our dear Savior trod
To suffer with the Savior
And when the way is dark and dim
To think of the bitter cup
Of loneliness with Him
Song hit me like a hammer. Thought it was Hank Williams but the voice wasn't his. What a style it really moved. Miss this style in Church as the modern Christian Rock is boring and sounds the same to me ah well what do I know I'm old lol