Scripture Verse

Christ…suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. 1 Peter 2:21

Introduction

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George Hugg (1848–1907)

Words: John­son Oat­man, Jr., in On Wings of Song, ed­it­ed by George Hugg (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: George C. Hugg, 1896), num­ber 46.

Music: George C. Hugg (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Oat­man or Hugg,

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Johnson Oatman, Jr.
(1856–1922)

Lyrics

The way our fa­thers tra­veled
Is good enough for me,
They fol­lowed in the foot­steps
That led from Cal­va­ry.
It led them up to glo­ry,
That land of end­less day,
I ex­pect to get to Hea­ven
By the same old way.

Refrain

O this bless­èd old way,
It is good enough for me,
It is good enough for me,
It is good enough for me;
My Sav­ior goes be­fore me,
I fol­low Him each day,
I ex­pect to get to Hea­ven
By the same old way.

The world may sneer and tell me
I’ll ne­ver reach the goal,
That good works are suf­fi­cient
To save a hu­man soul,
But while the world is talk­ing,
I still will watch and pray,
I ex­pect to get to Hea­ven
By the same old way.

Refrain

When bow­ers of sin en­tice me
To rest my wea­ry feet,
I find in Christ my Sav­ior
A safe, a sure re­treat;
He tells me to press on­ward,
And not look back, nor stay,
I ex­pect to get to Hea­ven
By the same old way.

Refrain

Millions are now in glo­ry,
In shin­ing white ar­rayed,
Who tra­veled this same path­way,
And oft­en were dis­mayed,
But hap­py now in glo­ry,
They sing both night and day,
I ex­pect to get to Hea­ven
By the same old way.

Refrain