I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.
John 14:6
Words: Mrs. P. R. Gibson, in Chiming Voices, edited by James H. Rosecrans & J. T. Toof (New York: Asa Hull, 1893), number 129.
Music: Tunis E. Roberts, 1893 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Gibson or Roberts’ full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
To follow where the Master leads,
How safe, secure and blest,
And feel that all we have He gives,
And all He sends is best!
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Our fire by night, our cloud by day,
Our light, our life, our truth, our way.
In swift obedience when His voice
Makes known His gracious will;
Whate’er it be, we will rejoice
To know He leads us still.
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When, by and by, death’s river crossed,
And we have reached the strand;
Upon that shore we’ll find our lost,
And clasp our Savior’s hand.
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