I see Christian pilgrim   Soul redeemed from sin   Called 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 lonliness 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 lonliness with him?      --- Instrumental ---      Did you ever try to preach   Then hold fast and pray   And even when you did it   There did not seem a way      And you lost all courage   Then lost all your vim   Did you ever drink the cup   Of lonliness with him?      Aw, my friend '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 drink of the bitter the cup   Of loneliness with Him