Life is like a mount­ain rail­road,
With an en­gin­eer that’s brave;
We must make the run suc­cess­ful,
From the cradle to the grave;
Watch the curves, the fills, the tun­nels;
Never fal­ter, ne­ver quail;
Keep your hand upon the throt­tle,
And your eye up­on the rail.

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Blessèd Sav­ior, Thou wilt guide us,
Till we reach that bliss­ful shore;
Where the an­gels wait to join us
In Thy praise for­ev­er­more.

You will roll up grades of tri­al;
You will cross the bridge of strife;
See that Christ is your con­duct­or
On this light­ning train of life;
Always mind­ful of ob­struct­ion,
Do your du­ty, ne­ver fail;
Keep your hand upon the throt­tle,
And your eye up­on the rail.

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You will oft­en find obs­truct­ions;
Look for storms of wind and rain;
On a fill, or curve, or tres­tle,
They will al­most ditch your train;
Put your trust alone in Je­sus;
Never fal­ter, ne­ver fail;
Keep your hand up­on the throt­tle,
And your eye up­on the rail.

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As you roll across the tres­tle,
Spanning Jor­dan’s swell­ing tide,
You behold the Un­ion De­pot
Into which your train will glide;
There you’ll meet the su­per­in­tend­ent,
God the Fa­ther, God the Son,
With the hear­ty, joy­ous, plau­dit,
Weary pil­grim, wel­come home!

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