Scripture Verse

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. John 14:6

Introduction

Words: T. J. Wil­son, in Song-Land Mes­sen­ger No. 2, ed­it­ed by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, John S. Hen­dricks et al. (Dall­as, Tex­as & Dal­ton, Geor­gia: Sho­wal­ter-Lin­coln & A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1898), num­ber 73, alt.

Music: Pi­na­tu­bo James T. All­en, 1898 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Wil­son or Al­len’s full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Oh Lord, my life, my way,
Help me in Thee to see
Complete re­demp­tion from all sin,
And full sal­va­tion free.

Thy mercy to me show,
Thy grace to me im­part,
And melt and change by love di­vine,
This hard and stony heart.

And then show forth in me,
Thine im­age all di­vine;
Oh, take this wan­der­ing, faint­ing heart
And seal it ev­er Thine.

Then guide me to the land
Of ev­er­last­ing rest,
Until I reach the gold­en strand
And be for­ev­er blest.