Scripture Verse

A highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness. Isaiah 35:8

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, Sho­walter’s Gos­pel Songs No. 2 (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1901) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Anthony J. Showalter
1858–1924

Lyrics

We’re bound for glory-land on high,
Walking in the King’s highway;
We’ll reach its mansions by and by,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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Walking in the King’s highway,
Walking in the King’s highway;
And life is grand and glorious,
Walking in the King’s highway.

This is the way our fathers trod,
Walking in the King’s highway;
The way that leads to Heav’n and God,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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The lame shall leap, the dumb shall sing,
Walking in the King’s highway;
In desert lands shall burst a spring,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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No unclean thing may pass this road,
Walking in the King’s highway;
But burdened souls may here unload,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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No lions here, nor raging beast,
Walking in the King’s highway;
But ransomed souls as kings and priests,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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We sing glad songs of joy and peace,
Walking in the King’s highway;
From doubt and fear we’ve found release,
Walking in the King’s highway.

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