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[As on the path of life we tread]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. H. Rosecrans Incipit: 51712 32345 54325 Used With Text: Don't step there

Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: As on the path of life we tread Lyrics: 1 As on the path of life we tread, We come to many a place, Where, if not careful, we may fall And sink into disgrace. Refrain: Don’t step there, Don’t step there, Don’t step there, For if not careful we may fall, Don’t step there. 2 Some idle habit, word or thought, Some sin, however small, May make us stumble in the path, And stumbling, we may fall. [Refrain] 3 Our fellow travelers on the road, We’ll watch with anxious care, And when they reach some dangerous spot, We’ll warn them: “Don’t step there.” [Refrain] Topics: Habit; Life a pilgrimage; Perils and Pitfalls; Small but Great; Unity Christian; Warfare; Warning; Words Used With Tune: [As on the path of life we tread] Text Sources: "Children's Friend"

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Don't step there

Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnal #153 (1899) First Line: As on the path of life we tread Lyrics: 1 As on the path of life we tread, We come to many a place, Where, if not careful, we may fall And sink into disgrace. Refrain: Don’t step there, Don’t step there, Don’t step there, For if not careful we may fall, Don’t step there. 2 Some idle habit, word or thought, Some sin, however small, May make us stumble in the path, And stumbling, we may fall. [Refrain] 3 Our fellow travelers on the road, We’ll watch with anxious care, And when they reach some dangerous spot, We’ll warn them: “Don’t step there.” [Refrain] Topics: Habit; Life a pilgrimage; Perils and Pitfalls; Small but Great; Unity Christian; Warfare; Warning; Words Tune Title: [As on the path of life we tread]

Don't Step There

Hymnal: Heart Songs #23 (1893) First Line: As on the path of life we tread Languages: English Tune Title: [As on the path of life we tread]

Don't Step There

Hymnal: Gems and Jewels #40 (1890) First Line: As on the path of life we tread Languages: English Tune Title: [As on the path of life we tread]

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J. H. Rosecrans

1845 - 1926 Composer of "[As on the path of life we tread]" in The Sunday School Hymnal James Holmes Rosecrans studied at the Baxter University of Music in Friendship, New York. After teaching for two years, he joined the Fillmore Brothers Music House in Cincinnati, Ohio. As of 1880, he was teaching music in Douglas County, Colorado. In 1884, was an evangelist in California, and later was associated with evangelistic efforts in Texas, and taught music and Bible at Carlton College in Bonham, Texas. He published over 20 music collections in his lifetime. © The Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)