The gospel song, Palms of Victory, also called "Deliverance Will Come", and "The Way-worn Traveler", was evidently written in 1836 by the Rev. John B. Matthias, a Methodist Episcopal minister in New York state. This attribution is not well documented, and Matthias had no known history of song-writing, but there is no other author to whom it can be attributed (See below). History of use "Palms of Victory" has not been widely used in church circles. It seems to have been published in only four "standard" hymnals published it between 1900 and 1966: the Mennonite Church and Sunday-school Hymnal of 1902 (hymn no. 132), Glorious Gospel Hymns (Nazarene) of 1931 (hymn no. 132 as "The Bloodwashed Pilgrim"), the African Methodist Episcopal hymnal of 1954, and the National Baptist Convention hymnal of 1924 (hymn #333). In 1893, it had been included in the Seventh-day Adventist hymnal as #1145. An informal survey of late nineteenth century and early twentieth century gospel song books found the song included in a small number of collections. More recent research shows that it was included in 96 hymnals between 1875 and 1965. Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt recorded the song in their first attempt sessions of the subsequent Trio album. Recorded in 1978, the song went unreleased until Harris' 2007 compilation album Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems. In the early 1920s, the song was recorded by the Carter Family and by Uncle Dave Macon. In 1962 or 1963, Bob Dylan picked it up, changed the words, and wrote "Paths of Victory" which he sang on a Westinghouse television special. Dylan's version was published in Broadside Magazine, and recorded by other artists. In 1995 the "Bloodwashed Pilgrim" version of the song was recorded by Crystal Lewis and included in her album entitled Hymns: My Life. The University of California has several fight songs, one of which is sometimes called "Palms of Victory", and includes the words "Palms of victory we will win for Alma Mater true." This is not the gospel song, but instead takes its melody from a minstrel song known as "Springtime in Dixieland" or "Happy Days in Dixieland." In recent years, "Palms of Victory", under various titles, has been recorded by various country singers. Wayne Erbsen notes that the tune was used for a protest song called "Pans of Biscuits", with the chorus lyrics being "Pans of biscuits, bowls of gravy/Pans