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The hymn's refrain "to be a pilgrim" has entered the language and has been used in the title of a number of books dealing with pilgrimage in a literal or spiritual sense.
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of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey, 29 March 2022. The hymn was played as the Queen took her seat in the Abbey.
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The hymn has also been sung to the melody "Moab" (John Roberts, 1870) and "St Dunstans" (Charles W. Douglas, 1917).
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For a time, Bunyan's original version was not commonly sung in churches, perhaps because of the references to "
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on April 17, 2013, in the English Hymnal version. It was one of her favourite hymns.
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Lesley Duncan and Joyce Everson in 1973 on the GM Label in England.
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The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come
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The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Townsville
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To be a Pilgrim: The medieval pilgrimage experience
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Hymn
John Bunyan
Hebrews 11:13
Ralph Vaughan Williams
John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress
Percy Dearmer
English Hymnal
composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Monk's Gate
West Sussex
hobgoblin
Church Hymnary 4th Edition
English Hymnal
Hobgoblin
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