Poor Wayfaring Stranger

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American folk song gospel song song traditional song

"Poor Wayfaring Stranger" is a traditional American folk and gospel song about a soul’s journey through hardship toward a better afterlife, widely interpreted by numerous folk and country artists.

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Wayfaring Stranger 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American folk song ⓘ
gospel song ⓘ
song ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ
associatedWithMovement American folk revival NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTradition American spirituals NERFINISHED ⓘ
Appalachian folk music ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuredInSoundtrack Cold Mountain (2003 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublishedAsHymn early 19th century ⓘ
genre country ⓘ
folk ⓘ
gospel ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wayfaring Stranger NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasForm strophic ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn American country gospel repertoire ⓘ
hasMeter common time ⓘ
hasNotableRecordingBy Alison Krauss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bill Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burl Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ed Sheeran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Emmylou Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack White NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jack White and The Cold Mountain soundtrack cast NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neko Case NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhiannon Giddens NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoudNumber 3339 ⓘ
isInPublicDomain true ⓘ
isTraditional true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricMotif crossing Jordan ⓘ
going home to see father and mother ⓘ
no more sickness, toil, or danger ⓘ
pilgrimage through this world of woe ⓘ
theme Christian faith ⓘ
afterlife ⓘ
hardship ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ
typicalMode minor key ⓘ
usedInMedium church services ⓘ
film ⓘ
folk music concerts ⓘ
television ⓘ

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Cowgirl's Prayer → hasTrack → Poor Wayfaring Stranger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayfaring Stranger
album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2" → hasTrack → Poor Wayfaring Stranger ⓘ
subject surface form: Joan Baez, Vol. 2
Roses in the Snow → hasTrack → Poor Wayfaring Stranger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayfaring Stranger
Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris → includesSong → Poor Wayfaring Stranger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayfaring Stranger
Cowgirl's Prayer → notableSong → Poor Wayfaring Stranger ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wayfaring Stranger