The New Praiseworthy ‎#52

52. The Way of the Cross Leads Home

1 I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
There's no other way but this;
I shall ne'er get sight of the Gates of Light,
If the way of the cross I miss.

Chorus:
The way of the cross leads home, (leads home,)
The way of the cross leads home; (leads home;)
It is sweet to know as I onward go,
The way of the cross leads home.

2 I must needs go on in the blood-sprinkled way,
The path that the Savior trod,
If I ever climb to the heights sublime,
Where the soul is at home with God. [Chorus]

3 Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
To walk in it never more;
For my Lord says "Come," and I seek my home,
Where He waits at the open door. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I must needs go home by the way of the cross
• Title: The Way of the Cross Leads Home
• Author: Jessie Brown Pounds
• Refrain First Line: The way of the cross leads home
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I must needs go home by the way of the cross]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1906, by Chas. H. Gabriel. Copyright, 1907, by E.O. Excell.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.