The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#372

372. Strait is the way, the door is strait

1 Strait is the way, the door is strait,
That leads to joys on high;
'Tis but a few that find the gate,
While thousands pass it by.

2 Beloved self must be denied,
The mind and will renewed,
Passion suppressed, and patience tried,
And vain desires subdued.

3 Lord! can a feeble, helpless worm
Fulfill a task so hard?
Thy grace must all my work perform,
And give the free reward.

Text Information

• First Line: Strait is the way, the door is strait
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life

Tune Information

• Name: MELODY
• Composer: I. P. Cole
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #546 or 395.