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