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Hymn
I Am The Way
The way! ah, who could tell, as well as thou,
The way to God, the way no man had found;
Wherein who walk shall never go astray,
Where joy, and peace forevermore abound?
The way to God, the way no man had found;
Wherein who walk shall never go astray,
Where joy, and peace forevermore abound?
The narrow way of suffering, pain, and death,
Thou didst pursue enduring mortal ill;
That thou might'st teach mankind the way of life,
Obedient to thy Heavenly Father's will.
Thou didst pursue enduring mortal ill;
That thou might'st teach mankind the way of life,
Obedient to thy Heavenly Father's will.
Thus plainly didst thou show that way to men,
Thou wast the way, the way and thou were one;
And, when thy course was finished, thou didst say,
The work thou gavest me, O God, is done.
Thou wast the way, the way and thou were one;
And, when thy course was finished, thou didst say,
The work thou gavest me, O God, is done.
Then to the Father, thou didst upward soar,
To strengthen fainting souls with gift divine;
The Spirit thou didst send to guide, and help,
And make thy feeble followers wholly thine.
To strengthen fainting souls with gift divine;
The Spirit thou didst send to guide, and help,
And make thy feeble followers wholly thine.
Ah, why should men that perfect way neglect,
Or having found, still from it go astray?
Is there another path than this more plain,
Is there another guide than Christ, the Way?
Or having found, still from it go astray?
Is there another path than this more plain,
Is there another guide than Christ, the Way?
To whom, O Savior, may his followers say,
To whom, but thee, for guidance shall we go,
Thou art the Christ, the anointed Son of God,
And dost to all the Heavenly Father show.
To whom, but thee, for guidance shall we go,
Thou art the Christ, the anointed Son of God,
And dost to all the Heavenly Father show.
Poem No. 590; date unknown
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