Scripture Verse

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6

Introduction

Words: George Smith, cir­ca 1835. Smith wrote these words while serv­ing a pas­tor­ate in Ply­mouth, Eng­land.

Music: Ga­le­na The Sab­bath Hymn and Tune Book, ed­it­ed by Low­ell Ma­son, Ed­wards A. Park & Aus­tin Phelps (New York: Ma­son Bro­thers, 1859), page 273 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Smith (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Thou art, O Christ, the way:
Thyself re­veal to me;
And let me hum­bly, day by day,
Live, move and walk in Thee.

Thou art the truth di­vine:
Its full­ness may I see;
Believe, and find the pro­mise mine—
The truth shall make you free.

Thou art the life of God;
By Thee the dy­ing live:
In me dif­fuse Thy­self abroad,
And life eter­nal give.

Thus, by Thy­self, the Way,
I to the Fa­ther come;
Led by the Truth, I can­not stray:
The Life and I are one.