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The Way Is Long and Dreary
Author: Adelaide A. Proctor Appears in 35 hymnals Refrain First Line: O Lamb of God who takest the sins of the world Used With Tune: [The way is long and dreary]
The Way Is Long and Dreary
[The way is long and dreary]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 51117 12114 44433 Used With Text: Have Mercy
[The way is long and dreary]
The Way is Long and Dreary
Author: Adelaide Anne Procter Hymnal: Gloria Deo #454 (1901) Refrain First Line: O Lamb of God who takest The sins of the world Lyrics: 1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare,
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair.
More heavy was Thy burden,
More desolate Thy way:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.
2 The snows lie thick around us
In the dark and gloomy night,
The tempest roars above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
‘Round Calv’ry’s cross that day:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us.
3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow
Heavy and sad to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair.
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And Thou wilt bid it cease
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
O give to us Thy peace. Topics: Confidence in Christ; Via Crucis Languages: English Tune Title: VIA CRUCIS
The Way is Long and Dreary
Have Mercy
Author: Adelaide A. Procter Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #50 (1886) First Line: The way is long and dreary Lyrics: 1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare;
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair:
More heavy was the burden,
More desolate the way;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.
2 The snows lie thick around us,
‘Tis dark and gloomy night;
The tempest wails above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
Round Calvary’s cross that day;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.
3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow
Heavy and heard to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair;
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And thou wilt bid it cease;
O Lamb of God, we pray thee,
Grant us thy joy and peace:
Have mercy, have mercy,
Grant us thy joy and peace. Tune Title: [The way is long and dreary]
Have Mercy
O Lamb of God who takest the sins of the world
Author: Adelaide A. Procter Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #267 (1913) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.6 First Line: The way is long and dreary Lyrics: 1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare,
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair.
More heavy was Thy burden,
More desolate Thy way:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us!
2 The snows lie thick around us
In the dark and gloomy night,
The tempest roars above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
‘Round Calvary’s cross that day:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
Have mercy upon us!
3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow,
Heavy and sad to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair.
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And Thou wilt bid it cease:
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away,
O give to us Thy peace! Topics: The Church Year Quinquagesima; The Church Year Quinquagesima; Cross and Comfort; Jesus Christ Our High Priest Tune Title: [The way is long and dreary]
O Lamb of God who takest the sins of the world
Joseph Barnby
1838 - 1896 Composer of "PILGRIM SONG" in Hymn Tunes Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barnby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873).
Bert Polman
Joseph Barnby
William J. Kirkpatrick
1838 - 1921 Person Name: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[The way is long and dreary]" in On Joyful Wing William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia.
Bert Polman
William J. Kirkpatrick
John Bacchus Dykes
1823 - 1876 Person Name: J. B. Dykes Composer of "VIA CRUCIS" in Gloria Deo As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern.
Bert Polman
John Bacchus Dykes
