Joyful Sound ‎#28

28. The Heavenward Way

1 With trembling contrition I sought for the gate,
Oppressed with the burden of sin’s heavy weight:
How happy, how blessed to hear Jesus say,
“Come, I am the door of the heavenward way.”

Refrain:
Let us trust and pray,
And his word obey;
With Jesus we’ll walk the heavenward way;
‘Tis the blood-sprinkled,
The King’s highway;
It leads up to glory, the heavenward way.

2 So, turning to Jesus with heart and with will,
Beginning with trusting, and trusting him still,
I entered the path where I sing as I pray;
I’m walking by faith in the heavenward way. [Refrain]

3 His arm will uphold me, his counsel will guide;
No evil can harm me while close at his side,
His peace is my comfort, his strength is my stay;
I’m kept by his grace in the heavenward way. [Refrain]

4 The City of God, like a beautiful star,
Is sending its radiance down from afar;
His love shines around me so brightly each day;
I’m nearing my home by the heavenward way. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: With trembling contrition I sought for the gate
• Title: The Heavenward Way
• Author: E. E. Hewitt
• Refrain First Line: Let us trust and pray
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1889

Tune Information

• Name: [With trembling contrition I sought for the gate]
• Composer: Jno. R. Sweney