The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11401

11401. I Expect To Get To Heaven

1 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.

2 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]

3 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]

4 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]

5 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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The way our fathers traveled is good enough for me
• Title: I Expect To Get To Heaven
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1896)
• Refrain First Line: O this blessed old way, it is good enough for me
• Language: English
• Source: On Wings of Song by George Hugg (Philadelphia: George C. Hugg, 1896)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [The way our fathers traveled is good enough for me]
• Composer: George Crawford Hugg
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain