Scripture Verse

Teach me Thy way, O Lord. Psalm 27:11

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Se­lect Gems, by How­ard Doane & Ro­bert Low­ry (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­er­ican Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­cie­ty, 1889), num­ber 5. Com­pare to Walk­ing in the Good Old Way.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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W. Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

We are go­ing forth with our staff in hand,
Thro’ a des­ert wild in a stran­ger land;
But our faith is bright and our hope is strong,
And the Good Old Way is our pil­grim song.

Refrain

’Tis the Good Old Way, by our fa­thers trod;
’Tis the way of life, and it lead­eth un­to God;
’Tis the on­ly path to the realms of day;
We are go­ing home in the Good Old Way.

There are foes with­out, there are foes with­in;
They would turn us back to the path of sin;
We will stop our ears to the words they say,
While we on­ward press in the Good Old Way.

Refrain

In the bliss­ful hour of com­mun­ion sweet,
Let us come with joy to the Mer­cy-seat;
O we love to sing, and we love to pray,
And we bless the Lord for the Good Old Way.

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On the brink of time when we stand at last,
When our sun has set, and our work is past;
When we bid fare­well to our mor­tal clay,
We will praise the Lord for the Good Old Way.

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