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John Bunyan To Be A Pilgrim

John Bunyan was a 17th Century English preacher and prolific writer who was persecuted and imprisoned for his religious practice and teachings. In his extraordinary life, Bunyan authored over 50 sermons and the allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress, one of the most published English language works of all time.

“THE MAIN CHALLENGES ARE TO ALLOW THE MELODY TO ‘SING’ CLEAR AND FLUID LINES WHILE ADDING HARMONIC SUPPORT AND MAINTAINING A FLOW”

Within part II of this work written in 1684, Bunyan wrote one hymn, the timeless To Be A Pilgrim (also known by the first line of the 1906 version,

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