Scripture Verse

Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths. Psalm 25:4

Introduction

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Victor H. Benke (1872–1904)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Gems of Song, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key & Hu­bert P. Main (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1901), num­ber 57.

Music: Re­no Vic­tor H. Ben­ke (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Lyrics

Away, away to Sun­day school,
Our hearts to­ge­ther beat­ing;
We haste to win from those we love
A smile of hap­py greet­ing.

Refrain

Our Sun­day school, dear Sun­day school,
With pur­est plea­sure glow­ing,
Where tran­quil peace and ho­ly joy
Are like a ri­ver flow­ing.

Away, away to Sun­day school,
And learn the songs of glad­ness,
That tell of Him whose ten­der love
Will ban­ish care and sad­ness.

Refrain

God bless our school, our teach­ers all,
And bind our souls to­ge­ther
In sac­red bonds of kin­dred love
No earth­ly pow­er can se­ver.

Refrain